Category: Food

Chrissy’s Zucchini “Lasagna” Bolognese

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I’m not really on Twitter, so I’m not as familiar or obsessed with Chrissy Teigen as a lot of people are these days. But I obviously know of her, and I had heard lots of good things about her cookbooks. So I was pretty excited when I received her book Cravings for Hanukkah, and I was eager to try one of the recipes. With a chilly, rainy Sunday on the horizon, I settled on her Zucchini “Lasagna” Bolognese, a recipe that required simmering a homemade bolognese sauce, roasting zucchini into noodles then layering and baking a lasagna. That might sound like a lot, but most of it was pretty hands-off and the result was incredibly delicious.

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Summer Veggie and Bacon Gnocchi with Pesto

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It’s been a little while since I posted a recipe, so I wanted to share this delicious, super easy creation that Jeff and I came up with for dinner on Sunday. If you’re someone who enjoys cooking when you’re following a recipe but feel like you’re at a loss without one, I think pasta dishes are a great place to start—all you need is the pasta (or gnocchi, in this case), a few ingredients to toss in and a sauce. And before you know it, you have a light, fresh and delicious meal! Continue reading →

Grain and Veggie Bowls with Goat Cheese

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I’m going to be totally honest: I’m not sure why I started getting Cook’s Country magazine. I’m guessing that it’s because I’ve covered a lot of America’s Test Kitchen cookbooks for one of the magazines I work for, and my mailing address somehow found it’s way onto the subscription list. But hey, I’m certainly not complaining! I am always looking for new recipes to try, and as I’ve said before, I trust everything put out by America’s Test Kitchen absolutely completely. So this was my first recipe from Cook’s Country: Grain and Vegetable Bowls with Goat Cheese. Continue reading →

Curried Chicken and Couscous with Lime-Yogurt Sauce

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I love one-pan meals. I don’t usually mind recipes that have multiple steps, but as I’m not cooking in a commercial-grade kitchen, I don’t have endless countertops on which to put dirty cutting boards and mixing bowls when I’m finished with them. This one pan skillet meal has a bunch of steps, but they all take place in the skillet, so I don’t run out of counter space halfway through the recipe or have tons of dishes to wash. Oh, and it’s super delicious! Continue reading →

Cocktail Crab Cakes

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Continuing the theme of homemade snacks and treats for entertaining, I made some mini crab cakes for my family’s visit a week ago. I had never made crab cakes before, or worked with lump crab meat at all for that matter, but they were pretty easy to make and quite delicious! Continue reading →

Slow-Roasted Harissa Salmon

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I recently added a new magazine to my monthly subscriptions: Bon Appétit! Admittedly, it’s because I was making an online purchase, and at the end there was an offer for a discounted subscription for a number of magazines. So now we get Bon Appétit and Outside magazine. But I was particularly excited about Bon Appétit, resolving to try at least one recipe from each issue in hopes of expanding my cooking skills and recipe repertoire. Last night was my first try; I made the Slow-Roasted Salmon from the April issue. Continue reading →

Mexican-Style Pulled Pork Tacos

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I’m not a huge fan of tacos. I’m a big believer in the idea of volumetrics—the idea that if you bulk up your meal with healthy ingredients like veggies, it’s going to be more filling and satisfying, even if you aren’t necessarily eating more calories. It’s why I love bowl-style meals, because you can keep adding and mixing things in. Now, all that being said, these tacos are the exception. The sauce is so rich and flavorful that you want to eat slowly, savoring every bite, so by the time you finish to taco number three, you’ve had more than enough. Continue reading →