• Sheet Pan Butternut Squash Dinner

    Sheet Pan Butternut Squash Dinner

    Sheet pan butternut squash is a quick vegetarian main – made with squash, red onions, pine nuts, tahini yogurt sauce, za’atar, and cilantro!

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DINNER IN UNDER 30 MINUTES

  • Sourdough Flatbread Pizza

    Sourdough Flatbread Pizza

    If you have some sourdough discard on hand, this whole wheat sourdough flatbread pizza is a perfect cross between focaccia and pizza, but also healthy and fast . . .

  • Abruzzese Meatballs (tiny meatballs)

    Abruzzese Meatballs (tiny meatballs)

    These tiny Abruzzese-style meatballs are cooked in a lemony white wine sauce – they’re super yummy tossed with pasta! They’re a great choice if your kids don’t like red sauce but do like tiny meatballs + pasta.

  • Crispy Mushroom Salad

    Crispy Mushroom Salad

    I love eating crispy mushroom tacos with our family. One night I accidentally made a delicious crispy mushroom salad, complete with turmeric yogurt, feta, corn and caramelized onions, and cilantro. Tacos are a popular family meal over here. Especially our crispy mushroom and steak tacos with turmeric yogurt. They’re ready in under 30 minutes, and…

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FALL DINNERS

  • Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes (or Celery Root) with Spinach

    Greek Lemon Chicken and Potatoes (or Celery Root) with Spinach

    This Greek lemon chicken is roasted over potatoes – or, even better if you can find it, celery root. The chicken fat combines with lemon and oregano to roast the potatoes / celery root and doubles as a sauce for spinach, making this a true one-pot meal.

  • Preserved Lemon Chicken with Saffron & Thyme

    Preserved Lemon Chicken with Saffron & Thyme

    This preserved lemon chicken is a twist on the classic lemon pepper chicken . . . Continuing on my theme of finding the perfect lemon pepper chicken, this preserved lemon chicken, made with fresh and preserved lemons, saffron, thyme, and garlic, is a top contender. The recipe is based on one from the Ottolenghi Simple…

  • Skillet Chicken & Gnocchi with Caramelized Fennel, Onion, and Apple

    Skillet Chicken & Gnocchi with Caramelized Fennel, Onion, and Apple

    This skillet chicken and gnocchi with caramelized fennel, onion, and apple cooked in chicken drippings makes a perfect fall one-pot dinner . . . It’s also super simple. You basically throw everything together in a cast iron skillet and roast it for about an hour. You’re left with caramelized fennel and onion baked in chicken…

  • Lemony Wild Rice with Saffron and Fresh Tomatoes

    Lemony Wild Rice with Saffron and Fresh Tomatoes

    This lemony wild rice with tomatoes is easy to make ahead of time and keeps well so that you can enjoy it again and again throughout the week . . .

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VEGETABLES FOR STUBBORN KIDS

  • Mediterranean Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs with Celery Root

    Mediterranean Lemon Pepper Chicken Thighs with Celery Root

    Fresh oregano and thyme, plus garlic, lemon, and pepper chicken thighs. . . These lemon pepper chicken thighs with celery root are very easy to make and absolutely delicious. You can make this recipe either with a full chicken, or with just thighs. Either way, the celery root cooks in a combination of chicken fat,…

  • Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins

    Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins

    These delicious pumpkin gingerbread muffins are made with dates, honey, and loads of spices . . . A Healthier Pumpkin Muffin Option Sometimes, on a very cold morning in fall, nothing is more comforting than warm gingerbread. But typical gingerbread is essentially cake. So I wanted to see if I could make a gingerbread that…

  • Za’atar Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce

    Za’atar Roasted Carrots with Yogurt Sauce

    Easy roasted carrots that look like they took work, making for a delicious, last-minute, child-friendly side . . .

  • Orange-Scented Cranberry and Carrot Muffins

    Orange-Scented Cranberry and Carrot Muffins

    These cranberry and carrot muffins smell like sweet oranges and are filled with pops of tart fresh cranberry . . .

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WARM WEATHER BREAKFAST

  • Oatmeal Griddle Cakes

    Oatmeal Griddle Cakes

    These oatmeal griddle cakes are made with whole wheat flour, oats, and tangy buttermilk – and they are currently our kids’ favorite pancake.

  • Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins

    Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins

    These delicious pumpkin gingerbread muffins are made with dates, honey, and loads of spices . . . A Healthier Pumpkin Muffin Option Sometimes, on a very cold morning in fall, nothing is more comforting than warm gingerbread. But typical gingerbread is essentially cake. So I wanted to see if I could make a gingerbread that…

  • Buttermilk Cornbread Pancakes

    Buttermilk Cornbread Pancakes

    This recipe makes a fluffy, delicately crispy, and comforting cornbread pancake. My ideal pre-Thanksgiving pancake (but we also eat them in summer with fresh peaches, whipped ricotta, and maple syrup!)

  • Simple Sweet Potato Pancakes

    Simple Sweet Potato Pancakes

    Basic and very easy recipe for sweet potato pancakes that is very popular with my kids . . .

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