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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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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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Whole Wheat Dutch Baby
Simple recipe, with impressive results, and nearly irresistible for the little ones . . .
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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.
FALL DINNERS
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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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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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Whole Chicken Roasted in Maple Rosemary Butter
Just in time for fall, this roasted chicken with maple rosemary butter makes our whole house smell amazing . . . For spring, I use thyme!
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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.…
VEGETABLES FOR STUBBORN KIDS
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Pearl Couscous with Spinach, Lemon, Tomatoes, Fresh Mozzarella, Basil, and Olives
This lemony pearl couscous with spinach, tomatoes, mozzarella, and olives (in our house, creatively dubbed, “The Couscous Dish”) is a delicious and quick vegetarian one-dish meal that works for the whole family.
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Secret Garden Muffins
Secret (Vegetable) Garden Muffins . . . Filled with butternut squash, zucchini, apple, spinach, and coconut, and my kids love them!
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White Ragu (Pasta Abruzzese with pork sausage and fennel)
White ragu over pasta is a quick Friday night dinner that makes both the adults and the kids happy. Plus, multiple easy variations for those who like red sauce or don’t eat pasta.
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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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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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Simple Sweet Potato Pancakes
Basic and very easy recipe for sweet potato pancakes that is very popular with my kids . . .
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Orange Fennel Chicken Breakfast Sausages
These orange fennel chicken breakfast sausages are sweetened with chopped dates and caramelized fennel and flavored with a hint of orange and nutmeg.
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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.

















