Adapted from feelingfoodish.com Make the dough: In a medium bowl, mix into a shaggy dough and set aside, covered, in a warm spot for 1 hour: After 1 hour, add …
Mini Turkey Meatballs
Adapted from Giada De Laurentiis 1 small onion, grated 3 garlic cloves, minced 1 large egg 1/4 cup dried bread crumbs (I break up a fresh slice of white sandwich …
Melting Potatoes
This is one of my favorite ways to cook potatoes – Quick, easy, foolproof! Adapted from Eatingwell.com 2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch slices ( don’t peel them) …
Chia Pudding Variations
[Untested] recipes from How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, by Mark Bittman Piña Colada Chia Pudding 1 1/2 cups milk 1/2 cup pineapple juice 1/3 cup chia seeds 1 cup chopped …
Baked Kefta with Potatoes (Kefta Bi-Siniyyeh)
2 pounds large red or white potatoes, 1/2 inch slices (unpeeled) 1 pound 85% ground beef or lamb (or mix of both) 1 small/medium yellow onion 1 bunch flat leaf …
Zucchini Bread (ATK)
This recipe contains a lot of zucchini and a lot of sugar. Below is an alternate recipe. Adapted from America’s Test Kitchen Instructions Olive Oil Zucchini Bread Adapted from NY …
Black Bean Dip
Adapted from Ellie Krieger
Turkey Burgers
SIMPLE 1 pound ground turkey (not turkey breast) 1 tablespoon plain breadcrumbs 1 teaspoon kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 Tbsp olive oil SEASONED (Adapted from dinneratthezoo.com) 1 pound lean …
Peanut Butter Chickpea Muffins
Adapted from ambitiouskitchen.com These don’t really have the texture of regular muffins, but they are yummy nonetheless. They certainly hit the spot when you want a sweet treat, and they’re …
Chicken Pesto Meatballs
This recipe is really easy to put together if you already have pesto. I serve it with pasta rather than as a salad. I like that the meatballs don’t require …
Mozzarella Stuffed Chicken Parmesan
Adapted from thecozycook.com Ingredients 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 2 cups shredded, part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided 1/4 + 2 tablespoons shredded or grated parmesan cheese, divided 1/4 cup flour 1 teaspoon seasoned salt or …
Chicken & Waffles
Chicken Marinade adapted from onceuponachef.com – Waffles adapted from kingarthurbaking.com In the morning: Make the waffle batter In a large bowl, mix and allow to rest, covered for one hour. Waffles can …
Chicken Kabobs (Shish Tawook)
Adapted from curiouscuisiniere.com
Popovers – Basic
Adapted from bluejeanchef.com
Easy Baked Chicken Breasts
Here are 2 foolproof recipes for moist chicken breast. Easy Baked Chicken Breasts from ifoodreal Juicy Baked Chicken Breasts from diethood.com
Bread Machine Honey Wheat
Adapted from tasteofhome.com
Sourdough Banana Bread
Adapted from breadsbyelise.com
Morning Glory Muffins
Adapted from Bob’s Red Mill Makes 12 Muffins
Ground Beef and Cheese Enchiladas
Untested recipe from Americas Test Kitchen Serves 4-6 Instructions 1. FOR THE SAUCE: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 400 degrees. Heat anchos in 12-inch nonstick skillet over …
Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats
Here’s a good recipe from fitfoodiefinds.com. Just needs a bit more liquid.
Pumpkin Oat Muffins with Streusel Topping
Adapted fromTasteofhome.com
Whole Grain Squash Pancakes
Adapted from twopeasandtheirpod.com Ingredients 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or white whole wheat or 1-1 GF flour). 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt …
Chicken Marsala
Adapted from Tyler Florence
Kale Quinoa Salad with Almost Nonfat Honey Mustard Dressing
This post is about 2 recipes already on the site: Kale Quinoa Salad and Almost Nonfat Honey Mustard Dressing. The magic happens when you put them both together. Don’t let …
Homemade Sausage (without casing)
Mix all ingredients together.
Marcella Hazan Collection
From Mark Bittman https://bucketeer-e05bbc84-baa3-437e-9518-adb32be77984.s3.amazonaws.com/post-files/73781305/a6188cdb-ce68-474f-9469-5785f6da016a.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAVVKH7VVUEG6D4OWY&Expires=1664638668&Signature=lNN8YNr1Nf1h1rpFhWhBqFlpTgM%3D&response-content-disposition=attachment%3B%20filename%3D%22a6188cdb-ce68-474f-9469-5785f6da016a.pdf.pdf%22 Mixed Baked Vegetable PlatterMakes: 6 servings ● 4 medium round waxy boiling potatoes● 3 sweet bell peppers, preferably yellow● 3 fresh firm, ripe round or 6 …
Gluten Free Roti
https://thatgirlcookshealthy.com/gluten-free-roti/
Lunchbox Harvest Muffins
Adapted from NY Times Cooking
Healthy Banana Chocolate Muffins
Adapted from www.ambitiouskitchen.com
Miso-Ginger Salad Dressing
Adapted from NY Times Cooking
Spicy Kale Mango Slaw
Adapted from Food Network
Salsa Fresca
Adapted from Milk Street
Shredded Pork and Broth
Adapted from Milk Street
Alex’s Pasta Bolognese
Inspired by Alex Williams and Marcella Hazan’s Pasta Bolognese 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons tomato paste 1/2 cup onion, finely chopped 2/3 cup celery, finely chopped …
Gluten Free Tempura Batter
Great recipe found here: theseasonedwhisk.com
Easy Chicken Pad Thai
Good recipes I’ve tried: spoonfulofsi.com and cremedelacrumb.com One I want to try: feastingathome.com
Easy, Cheesy Fusilli with Sausage
Adapted from foodnetwork.com 1 tablespoon olive oil 2-4 (1/2 – 1 lb) mild or spicy Italian sausages, casings removed (see recipe for homemade sausage or vegetarian version below) 2 cups marinara sauce …
Baked Chicken in Parchment Packs
I love to make a batch of these pouches and have them ready to re-heat for a quick meal. Makes 4 pouches Ingredients 4 (4 oz) thinly sliced chicken breasts …
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
Adapted from Ree Drummond 2 medium/large sweet potatoes Vegetable oil 2 tablespoons melted butter 2 slices cooked bacon 1/2 cup grated jack cheese 1/2 teaspoon chili powder 1 green onion, …
Creamy Tofu Caesar Dressing (low-fat)
1/4 cup serving Calories Fat Sodium Carbohydrate Protein Tofu Caesar 112 8 220 3 7 Classic Caesar 528 54 759 10 4
Banana Zucchini Mini Cake with Pecan Cream Cheese Frosting
Inspired from a recipe by Betty Crocker Heat oven to 350° F. Spray 8-inch square pan with cooking spray; line with cooking parchment paper.In large bowl, mix flour, granulated sugar, …
Chipotle’s Guacamole
2 ripe Hass avocados 2 teaspoons lime juice 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped 1/4 cup red onion, (finely chopped 1/2 jalapeño, including seeds (finely chopped) 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
Hummingbird Cake
Adapted from Chef Art Smith This is one of the most popular desserts at Art Smith’s restaurant, Table Fifty-Two in Chicago. Serves 12 Icing:
Kathryn’s Turkey Burgers
Adapted from Caroline Chambers Makes 4 Burgers
Sticky Toffee Pudding Cake
Adapted from America’s Test Kitchen Toffee Sauce FOR THE PUDDING CAKES: FOR THE TOFFEE SAUCE:
Pineapple Poke Cake
Adapted from kitchennostalgia.com
Overnight Sourdough Buttermilk Pancakes or Waffles
Adapted from NY Times Cooking
Sourdough Pizza Dough
This is the recipe for our pizza dough that we have every Saturday night. It’s a relatively high hydration dough. Note, I use bread flour to feed my starter, but …
Sourdough Bagels 2
This recipe is a summary of the bagel recipe in Emilie Raffa’s excellent book Artisan Sourdough Made Simple leaving out many details provided in the book, adding a few minor …
Crepes (Gluten Free)
Adapted from How Can it be Gluten Free by Americas Test Kitchen
Simple Granola
Adapted from Alton Brown
Overnight French Toast Casserole
Adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything
Kettner Exchange Kale Salad {Copycat}
The kale salad at San Diego’s Kettner Exchange is arguably the best kale salad in town. I was so pleased with myself when I made a version that tasted just …
Banana Pudding with Vanilla Wafers
Adapted from Alton Brown
Chicken Fried Rice with Broccoli
Adapted from Cooking Classy 2 cups broccoli florets 1 tablespoon oil or butter 3/4 lb bonelss skinless chicken breasts, diced or sliced into 3/4-inch pieces 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 …
Panini Kabob Bulgar Pilaf {copycat}
I love the bulgar pilaf at Panini Kabob Grill. This version tastes just like it! 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 medium yellow onion, minced 1 tablespoon tomato paste 1 clove …
Turkish Red Lentil Soup with Zaatar Oil
Adapted from Milk Street 3 tablespoon salted butter (I use 1 tablespoon)1 medium yellow onion cut into 1/2 inch-dice (about 1 cup)1 medium clove garlic, finely grated1 tablespoon tomato paste1 …
Cioppino for 2
Adapted from damndelicious.com This is modified for 2 servings/60 grams of protein
Beef Burrito Skillet
Adapted from Betty Crocker Casserole Version: (Untested/adapted from Pillsbury,com)
Banana Oat Pancakes
Adapted from meaningfuleats.com
Zucchini Bread or Muffins (NY Times)
Adapted from NY Times
Chocolate Pudding Cake
Adapted from dinneratthezoo.com Alternate, untested recipe at joyofbaking.com
No Knead Sourdough Bread
Adapted from NY Times Cooking
Creamy Brown Rice Pudding
1 cup uncooked short grain brown rice 1 cup milk 1 cup water 1/4 cup coconut palm sugar or brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon butter …
Niran’s “Thin Mint” Cookies
Adapted from thevegan8.com Untested recipe (I’ve tasted but not made myself)
Beaming Cafe Smoothies
Some of these recipes were found at LiveBeaming.com. The others, I received during a demonstration at Beaming Cafe. Liquid amounts seem high to me. Most recipes are untested. Rockstar Smoothie …
Lemony Lentil Soup with Swiss Chard
Pressure cooker method: STOVE TOP PRESSURE COOKER INSTRUCTIONSFollow first 3 steps above. Add Add 8 cups of water and/or broth and lock the lid in place. Once it comes under …
Orange Blossom Pudding (Mahalabieh)
Delicious Lebanese Orange blossom pudding (Mahalabia) topped with simple syrup and ground pistachios. This is a popular Middle Eastern dessert. It’s low in fat and sugar (the way I make …
Sourdough Garlic Knots
Adapted Recipe from NYT Cooking
Sourdough Pancakes
Timeline to make pancakes Saturday morning. Take the starter out of the fridge on Friday morning (around 7 or 8am). Measure out 75 grams of starter. Add 45 grams water …
3 Ingredient Coconut Cookies
In my failed attempt to make coconut macaroons using unsweetened shredded coconut, I discovered a simple coconut cookie that is really nothing like a macaroon, but delicious nonetheless!
Easy Chicken Francese
Adapted from Tyler Florence Another recipe I want to try from dontgobaconmyheart.com
Lemon Ricotta Whipped Pancakes (ATK)
Adapted from Americas Test Kitchen My go-to Lemon Ricotta Pancakes recipe is Ina’s Lemon Ricotta Buttermilk Pancakes. They aren’t as puffy as this recipe, but they’re easier to make.
Blueberry Banana Chunk Muffins
Adapted from allrecipes.com Crumb Topping (optional)
Gluten Free Chocolate Crinkle Cookies
Adapted from How Can it be Gluten Free by America’s Test Kitchen
Honey Walnut Shrimp 2
Adapted from pupswithchopsticks.com
Crêpes (Buttermilk)
Adapted from World of Crepes For an 8-inch skillet use 1/4 cup batter. For a 10-inch skillet use 1/3 cup batter.
Sweet & Spicy Ginger Green Beans
Adapted from Milk Street
Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
Rather than paying for a box of artificial flavor, disodium phosphate, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, mono and diglycerides, artificial color, yellow 5, yellow 6, bha (preservative)… make your own! It only takes …
Vanilla Custard Oatmeal
1 cup old fashioned rolled oats or steel cut oats1 3/4 cups water or milk1 egg, lightly beaten1 tablespoon maple syrupPinch of salt1/4 teaspoon cinnamon1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract1 tablespoon butter …
Grandma’s Stuffing
This is the stuffing my grandma always made at Thanksgiving. It is a family favorite. 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 pound ground beef 1/2 tablespoon allspice 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 …
Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce
Adapted from Southern Living cookbook.
Cast Iron Skillet Roast Chicken and Vegetables
Adapted from Rachel Ray
Charred Kale & Egg
Ingredients 1 bunch curly kale, torn into pieces1 tablespoon olive oil1-2 tablespoons nutritional yeastBalsamic vinegarSalt & pepper1 egg, fried or poached (optional) Instructions Remove the stems from the kale and …
Zucchini Muffins
Ingredients 2 large eggs 1/3 cup oil 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla 2 teaspoons pumpin pie spice 2 cups grated zucchini, squeezed first …
Carrot Cake
3 Carrot Cake Recipes: Hope’s Carrot Cake 1 ½ cups vegetable oil (I use 1 cup) 4 eggs 2 cups sugar (I use 1 1/2) 2 cups packed (260g-about 4 …
Popovers – Sourdough
Adapted from King Arthur Baking 1 cup (227g) milk (full-fat, reduced-fat, or skim) 3 large eggs 1/2 cup (113g) sourdough starter, ripe (fed) or discard 3/4 teaspoon salt 1 cup …
Low-Carb Greek Yogurt Pancakes
Adapted from Ree Drummond