This Chia Pudding with Blueberries and Almonds is EASY to make, loaded with fiber, protein, and antioxidants, perfect for a healthy breakfast! Have you ever tried chia seeds? They're nutrient dense, fiber rich tiny seeds of the chia plant that expand when you soak them in liquid to something like tapioca, but with really small pearls. You can add them to smoothies for extra protein and fiber, or let them soak for a while and plump up...
Skillet Chicken With Miso and Mushrooms We’ve all been cooking at home a lot lately, and we don’t know about you but we’re looking forward to spending a little less time fussing with dinner this season. Quick and easy is the name of the game. Of course, skillet and sheet pan meals are just the thing when it comes to easy weeknight eats, and this recipe is no exception. It’s packed with tender chicken, big umami flavor and seasonal...
A traditional Moroccan dish of chicken pieces braised with spices, garlic, onion, olives, and preserved lemon. Cooked in a tagine. A few years ago, I purchased a tagine, an earthenware cooking and serving pot common in North Africa, with which to experiment. Have you ever tried cooking with a tagine? Or another type of clay pot? There's something special about cooking with clay. The heating is more even than what you would get in a regular...
Want a creamy, nutty butter that's also allergy-friendly? Sunflower seed butter is the answer. Use it in place of peanut butter in most recipes! Before we had our toddler son, I used to make a lot of homemade pantry staples. Yogurt? Check. Bread? Check. Nut butter? Check. These days, though, because time is tight, many of our homemade staples have been replaced with good store-bought versions. But I’m still making my nut and seed butter!...
Try this one-skillet pasta dinner with chicken sausage, cheese, and spinach! Takes only 30 minutes to make. Do you ever have those days when you feel very lazy about cooking dinner? I’ve been there! Before you pick up the phone to order takeout, let me show you one of my favorite quick and satisfying meals. It's a skillet pasta dinner and it only takes about 30 minutes to pull together. Lisa Lin This pasta with chicken sausage dish is my...
Minestrone soup is an Italian classic! This version is made with cannellini beans, chicken stock, cabbage, potato, zucchini, carrots, plum tomatoes, and Parmesan cheese. Do you love minestrone? This favorite Italian soup is made with fresh seasonal vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice. Common ingredients include beans, onions, celery, carrots, stock, and tomatoes. There is no set recipe for minestrone, since it is usually made...
Step-by-step guide for making fruit leather, puréed fruit, spread out and dried, then rolled up to store. A great way to use up excess fruit of the season. When you have your own fruit trees (or access to someone else's) sometimes you can feel a bit buried in fruit, whatever happens to be dropping off the trees at that time. Summer becomes a mad dash of canning, jamming and freezing, trying to preserve the bounty to enjoy throughout...
This Slow Cooker Jambalaya is a great way to make this New Orleans favorite with less effort! It's loaded with shrimp, chicken, sausage, and Creole seasonings. Jambalaya is one of my favorite one-pot style recipes. The combo of sausage, chicken, and shrimp with Creole seasoning and rice is always a winner in my book. Making it in a slow cooker makes it even easier to prepare! There are a few things to watch out for when assembling the recipe,...
Turkey thighs, seared and slow-cooked, braised in a mustard sauce with carrots and parsnips. Perfect belly warming stew for a chilly day! This Slow Cooked Turkey Stew with Mustard is a braised riff off of one of my favorite recipes on the site, BBQ turkey with mustard sauce. Turkey is a wonderful protein — easy to find and inexpensive — but it can also be quite strongly flavored, especially the dark meat. Strong flavors need to play...
This hearty beef stew features some classic Jamaican ingredients that make it spicy, rich, and bold in flavor. Served with or without rice — you can’t go wrong. You can get any number of beef stew varieties depending on where you are in the world. This recipe celebrates Jamaican flavors with a base of onions, scallion, garlic, thyme, hot peppers, and ginger, plus the classic Jamaican spice: pimento, aka, allspice. Many beef stews include...
