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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!
WHAT I’M READING: Latest
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Sharing at Home: Takeaways from The Second Shift by Arlie Russell Hochschild
A discussion of Arlie Russel Hochschild’s The Second Shift, addressing how various working couples share the work at home (and a critique, because I can’t help myself).
DINNER IN UNDER 30 MINUTES
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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 . . .
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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.
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Whole Wheat Dutch Baby
Simple recipe, with impressive results, and nearly irresistible for the little ones . . .
FALL DINNERS
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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.
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Grandma’s Homemade Egg Noodles
We call these bright yellow egg noodles straight from my Grandma’s Indiana farm “Grandma’s Noodles.” (Pictured above: Grandma’s Chicken Noodle Soup) My grandma’s homemade egg noodles were my favorite childhood comfort food. My grandma would make a huge batch of noodles whenever she’d come out to visit us growing up. It was a favorite tradition.…
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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…
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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!
VEGETABLES FOR STUBBORN KIDS
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Fast & Easy Oven-Roasted Asparagus
Vegetables for the Lazy (or time-pressed) . . . This is a super fast & easy oven-roasted asparagus recipe that produces perfect asparagus every time. Over the past 5 years or so, there’s been one nearly fail-safe method for cooking nearly any vegetable that has been my go-to. At this point, I barely need to…
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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…
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Popcorn Cauliflower
The only thing faster than making this healthy popcorn cauliflower is how quickly our kids eat it . . .
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Orange-Scented Cranberry and Carrot Muffins
These cranberry and carrot muffins smell like sweet oranges and are filled with pops of tart fresh cranberry . . .
WARM WEATHER BREAKFAST
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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.
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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!)
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All-Apple Butter (no sugar apple butter)
Delicious, sweet, no-sugar apple butter. No sweeteners of any kind needed – just apples and spices.
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Orange-Scented Cranberry and Carrot Muffins
These cranberry and carrot muffins smell like sweet oranges and are filled with pops of tart fresh cranberry . . .
















