Recipes

Secret Garden Muffins

Secret (Vegetable) Garden Muffins . . . Filled with butternut squash, zucchini, apple, spinach, and coconut, and my kids love them!

Raspberry Blackberry Healthy Oatmeal Muffins

Hearty oat muffins made with buttermilk and berries . . . I was craving some warm, buttery, hearty oat muffins. Something with chewy oats, but not too sweet. Preferably on the healthy side. Ideally bursting with delicious berries. So I found a recipe for a blueberry oatmeal muffin, but it was still not quite what

Grapefruit Yogurt with Raw Sliced Almonds

Greek yogurt with fresh grapefruit and almonds . . . This is my perfect spring breakfast — light, refreshing, and filling grapefruit yogurt. Also, I just want to be able to wear my pre-pregnancy pants again, okay? I’m five months postpartum, and I miss my clothes. (How did I manage to gain like 50 pounds

Jammy Strawberry & Honey Cornbread Muffins

Honey cornbread muffins with strawberry puddle pockets . . . These honey cornbread muffins are filled with strawberry puddles and make the perfect summer muffin. I crave them when strawberry season hits. The cornmeal gets very crispy and delicious and the strawberries melt into little jammy pockets on the inside. I like to put a

whipped ricotta and homemade strawberry jam toast

Whipped Ricotta and Homemade Strawberry Jam Toast

Healthy ricotta and jam toast that feels splurgy . . . Whipped ricotta and homemade strawberry jam toast is a weekend luxury for me, even though it is low calorie and quite healthy. I like to eat the toast and strawberry jam warm and the whipped ricotta ice cold. I usually use my quick brown

Spring Pea and Cucumber Salad with Feta

Chilly spring pea and cucumber salad . . . This pea and cucumber salad is all about celebrating springtime. There’s just something about hitting May and heading into summer makes me crave cold fresh peas. The ones that aren’t even a little bit mushy and almost pop when you bite into them. This salad was

Fresh Corn and Tomato Summer Salad

This corn and tomato salad with fresh mozzarella is perfect for cooling down in hot weather! The weather has finally started to feel like it’s not trying to murder us all (it has started to warm up a bit), which means it is time for one of my favorite summer salads: fresh sweet corn and

One-Pot Peruvian Green Chicken

A one-pot weeknight take on Peruvian arroz con pollo verde . . . My four-year-old calls this one-pot Peruvian green chicken “Grass Chicken.” I’m not sure why she’s decided to call the delicious green sauce “grass,” but if she likes it and eats it (and she really, really does), I’m going to run with it.

Please Poop Prune Applesauce

This is a spiced prune applesauce made with prunes, apples, and (optional) raisins.  My kids are really into this prune applesauce: they call it “the sauce.” The craze started with simple applesauce. I started making a homemade version during Covid, loaded with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg, which my daughter loves. We caramelize the apples a

Spanakopita-Style Greens Pie with Fresh Summer Herbs

Rainbow Chard, Ricotta, Feta, Cheddar, Lemon Zest, and Summer Herbs . . .  This greens pie is my current favorite recipe. It is very similar to spanakopita, which I’ve always loved. In college, I would buy 5 or 6 packs of the little spanakopita triangles at a time. There were weeks where I would eat

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

Healthy Crepe Recipe

These “healthy crepes” might more accurately be called “egg wrappers” but 1) I use them like crepes, and 2) that doesn’t sound very delicious, and these are delicious.

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,

Key Lime Tart with Gingersnap Crust

I should mention at the outset that because I make this tart with the fresh limes available in our grocery store (Persian limes), it is probably more accurate to call this a “lime curd tart.”

“White Trash” Bibimbap with Crispy Ground Beef

I’ve been working on this bibimbap with crispy ground beef since my late teens. I’ve finally perfected it as the perfect easy, quick, and delicious weeknight dinner that also appeals to toddlers. It makes a complete dinner for the whole family.

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