Chickpeas are some of those versatile ingredients that are great by themselves but can also be used in various different recipes. They’re filling and nutritious, and if you adhere to a vegetarian lifestyle, their high protein content makes them an awesome meat replacement. I know chickpeas. what is falafel? Falafel is a traditional Middle Eastern …
One of my favorite breakfast dishes features some of my favorite flavors. Tomato! Garlic! Paprika! Shakshuka is a dish common in Israel, other parts of the Middle East, and increasingly trendy brunch restaurants, but it’s surprisingly very easy to make right at home. And I highly recommend it, given the medley of delicious flavors and …
Memorial Day Weekend is coming up, so it’s time to start planning your menu! If you live in the Northeast like me (or a similar climate), it’s always hard to plan food for MDW. There’s a chance it will be hot, summery weather, but it might also be 50 degrees and raining. So do you …
The weather in the Northeast these last few days has been ROUGH. It can only be described as cold and raw, the worse possible weather when all you want is spring. Because of this cold, wintery weather, I’ve been craving warm, comforting soup. Turns out, this homemade chicken noodle soup is the best idea for …
When I was younger, one of my favorite comfort meals was broccoli cheddar soup from Panera in a big bread bowl. Yummmm! It always hit the spot on a cold winter’s day. Not to knock Panera, but when I got older and started to pay attention to the ingredients in my favorite foods, I realized …
This sesame pickled cucumbers recipe is super easy and produces a flavorful brine and crunchy pickles that you can refrigerate for weeks. It’s truly a gift that keeps on giving. The brine is super simple to make–just boil some sugar, salt, and vinegar with lemon slices, jalapeño, and sesame seeds. After pouring the cooled brine …
One of my favorite easy weeknight meals is stuffed bell peppers. But guess what? It’s soup season, so I present to you a recipe for stuffed bell pepper soup. It’s basically deconstructed stuffed peppers with a cozy broth that warms you up with each bite. Perfect for a December weekday dish. unstuffed Like my recipe …
Hello, all! I apologize for the long hiatus…a lot has happened in the last couple of months! My last post was a late-summer dish teeming with fresh corn, and now it’s early November. Each year it still astounds me how quickly the seasons change. Anyway, since you last heard from me, I spent a couple …
A yummy quinoa salad is definitely something you need in your recipe repertoire. This one has a nice summery twist with the fresh corn, tomatoes, and mint. The buttermilk dressing gives it an incredible creaminess that will make you crave this dish. Make a large batch of this dish, and you can enjoy it as …
cool as a cucumber What do you do when you’re a soup-lover, but it’s 90 degrees outside and you feel like your insides are melting? You do gazpacho, that’s what. I was hugely inspired by this recipe in Food & Wine for Kachumber Gazpacho, and I followed it pretty closely with a few modifications of …