(nearly authentic) Spanish Paella

Check out this easy and healthy one-pot chicken and saffron rice dinner you can make at home in about 30 minutes. This is a great go-to recipe when you need to eat better and don’t have a lot of time or energy to cook.

Thyme Chicken with Zucchini Couscous

Learn to make this easy and healthy chicken dinner. With veggies and thyme, it’s flavorful and fast for when you just don’t have a lot of time. Don’t resort to fast food when you can eat like this instead!

Miso Apricot Chicken with Ginger-Garlic Rice

An interesting, tasty, and easy new way to make chicken. Tangy apricot is tempered with a light miso flavor in this simple and healthy dinner you can make at home for two or more.

Lemon Broccolini

An easy recipe from the Food Network. INGREDIENTS 1 pound broccolini 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1/4 teaspoon salt Pinch of freshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS Wash and trim the broccolini and steam for 5 minutes, until it is crisp yet tender. Drain. In a small bowl, whisk…

Roasted Butternut Squash & Pears

Happy Fall! The holidays are almost here and this is one of my favorite sides for Thanksgiving. (Photos when I make it in a couple of weeks!) TIME/SERVINGS Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Makes: 4 to 6 servings INGREDIENTS 2 teaspoons kosher salt 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground…

Covid(-19) Diaries: Simple Stir Fry Sauce

An easy stir fry sauce that you can probably make right now: 3 tbsp. soy sauce 1 tbsp. cornstarch 2 cloves garlic, minced 1/4 tsp. powdered ginger (optional, but tastier) Add this to the pot after you’ve cooked all the meat/veg. Stir the sauce through. Let it cook a bit on lower heat until it’s…

Cuban-Inspired Beans & Rice

There are probably hundreds of ways to make beans and rice. I’m giving you just one of them. But it’s fast, easy and healthy, and I’m including a few ways to change it up, too. Get the recipe here.

Easiest Chicken Piccata

This is such a simple recipe to make, and I love having dinners that can be whipped up relatively fast. Ingredients Chicken cutlets, sliced or pounded thin Flour or breadcrumbs Eggs (maybe, if you use breadcrumbs) a lemon 1 tablespoon of butter, or Earth Balance if you can’t eat dairy 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/4…

Use Your Oven: Veg & Herbs

There are lots of ways to cook veggies, but I love how roasting them releases their true taste and sweetness. Plus, it’s too easy to *not do. With regular veggies – the kind you can get cut up in a bag, for instance – or carrot sticks, etc., you can just put them in a…

What is a Pumpernickel Bagel, Anyway?

Having trouble finding *real bagels where you live? Make them at home! You’ll have fresh, delicious bagels all week! (Look for gluten-free bagels on the blog, too!)