Debbie Lavin's Recipes
Kasper and Lavin family recipes
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Trader Joe's Yellow Curry Chicken
Raw chicken breast, chopped to desired size
One cup of coconut milk
Half cup of brown sugar
Quarter cup of honey
Chopped red and green bell peppers, potatoes, onion, carrots, basil leaves (add basil in last few minutes).
Cook in Dutch oven or crock pot for 1-2 hours on medium heat.
Red Curry Sauce would work just as well.
Friday, March 20, 2026
Alfredo Sauce
- one stick of butter
- one cup heavy cream
- 2 cups freshly grated Parmesan cheese (or 1 c. fresh, 1 c. from can)
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- pasta cooking water as needed
Directions:
In a saucepan or skillet, warm the butter and cream.
Season with salt and pepper. Add the Parmesan and stir until melted.
Toss to combine, thinning with pasta water if necessary.
Friday, February 27, 2026
Annie’s tomato basil soup and grilled cheese sandwiches
-half a red bell pepper
-half a yellow onion
- a head of garlic, peeled
Put into a baking dish, coat in olive oil and add salt, pepper, red pepper flakes.
Roast in oven at 400 for an hour
Then, put the roasted veggies into a blender and add 3/4 cup of heavy cream. Add a good amount of fresh or dried basil, then blend until smooth.
Transfer to a saucepan on the stove and add 1/2 cup water and about 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Heat over medium low until slightly thickened.
For the grilled cheese I use sourdough bread, and Gouda and sliced mozzarella cheese!
Friday, January 9, 2026
Nancy's Apple Crisp (Ryan fav)
Friday, October 31, 2025
Paula's Pasta Salad
3 quarts water
16 cherry tomatoes (opt.)
2 tsp. garlic salt
1 ½ - 2 tsp. salt
8 oz. spaghettini (in 4 “ lengths)
½ tsp. coarse black pepper
¼ c lemon juice
½ c sour cream
2 TBSP. oil
¼ c mayo
1 c celery
½ c chopped green onions
1 c blanched zucchini slices
1 c blanched carrot slices
1 c blanched broccoli pieces
Combine water and garlic salt and bring to boil. Add pasta and cook till tender (8 -10 min.) but firm. Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain well. Stir in lemon juice and oil and chill at least one hour. Add veggies, sour cream and mayo and blanched veggies and mix well. Chill. ( I add Lawry’s garlic salt)
Optional: cubes of meat or cheese
Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Ashley's Broccoli Salad
1/3 c. diced red onion
1/3 c. raisins, softened in hot water for a couple minutes (or 1/3 c. of dried cranberries)
1/4 c. sunflower seeds
1/3 c. small, tiny red grapes (or blueberries)
2 cuties, peeled & cut mandarins into small pieces
1 c. of mayonnaise
3 T Apple cider vinegar
2 T sugar
salt / pepper
Toss all of the salad ingredients together in a large mixing bowl.