We’ve all heard many times over that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. One of the best ways to make sure you’re eating a healthy breakfast is to opt for a plant-based breakfast. When you begin your day with a healthy whole-food, plant-based (WFPB) meal it provides much-needed energy and, according to […]
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Provencal Tomatoes from The Camp and Cabin Cookbook
Camping enthusiasts looking to expand their meal repertoire beyond hamburgers and hot dogs need The Camp and Cabin Cookbook in their life! One look at this recipe for Provencal Tomatoes cooked in a cast iron skillet over hot coals and you’ll vow to step it up a notch on your next camping or glamping expedition. […]
Pearl Couscous with Greens, Cranberries and Pine Nuts
Bored with potato or pasta salads? Why not try a grain bowl recipe for a change of pace! I guarantee this flavorful couscous grain salad is a delight for the eyes and your palate and will have your friends and family begging for the recipe! Jump to Recipe In the past few weeks, I’ve made […]
Homemade Kimchi – Learning About Fermented Foods
If you’re new to preserving and fermenting at home, your mind will be blown at how easy it is! Today, I, and a bevy of curious food bloggers, had the opportunity to make our own kimchi (or kimchee) and curtido (or cortido), kimchi’s El Salvadoran counterpart, from master preserver Ernest Miller at Melissa’s Produce. The […]
Penne Pasta with Arugula Pesto, Red Potatoes and Spring Vegetables
This is the fourth in my series featuring the popular potato, America’s favorite starch, in four main dish vegetarian recipes that are quick and easy enough to prepare on a weeknight after work, school, soccer practice, during homework time, etc. All are vegetarian recipes perfect for #MeatlessMonday, or Tuesday through Sunday. Jump to Recipe My […]
Ina Garten’s Lemon Chicken Breast
It’s no surprise that the most popular recipe on She’s Cookin’ is Ina Garten’s Lemon Chicken Breast that I shared from the beloved Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, when her cookbook, “BarefootContessa, how easy is that” was released in 2010. Chicken continues to be the most popular meat in America and for good reason; it is […]
10 Naturally Delicious Sodium Substitutes
Ten natural salt substitutes to help you prepare deliciously healthy food at home that’s not boring or bland! Lowering your daily sodium intake is easier if you are preparing at least some of your meals at home because you are the one in control of how your food is cooked and seasoned. Too often what […]
Thai Chicken Zoodle Soup from The Everyday Ketogenic Kitchen
Whether you are diabetic or maintain a low-carb diet out of choice, there’s a new book out on Ketogenic cooking written by my friend Carolyn Ketchum from Portland, Oregon. Carolyn shares her personal story and, most importantly, her lifestyle of eating keto which she has proven works for people living with diabetes! I’m looking forward […]
Deliciously Healthy Tandoori Salmon Bowl
Begin with the best wild, sustainably caught Alaskan Salmon delivered to your door! For years, I’ve driven out of my way to fish markets and retailers who I trust to source sustainable fish – it’s important to me, plus the fresher the fish, the better it tastes. Then I met Stephanie Devine, owner of Seaforth Fish […]
Spring and a White Asparagus and Crab Salad for Easter
I first experienced the tender stems of white asparagus on a bike-barge tour from Amsterdam to Brussels in April of 2011. Like the gorgeous expanses of flowering tulip fields, white asparagus heralds the beginning of Spring and is revered as the ultimate Spring delicacy in Germany and The Netherlands where the traditional specialty of White […]