Egg-Free Recipes

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Easy Chicken Fajitas

These flavor-packed wraps come together in a snap and always garner rave reviews. As an option, serve the chicken fajita mixture over rice or salad greens.    Week to week, I find myself falling back on easy Mexican-inspired recipes for a variety of reasons. Tex-Mex cuisine often begins with a foundation of convenient pantry staples…

Simple Vanilla Syrup

A deliciously easy (and economical) way to sweeten homemade iced coffee, lattes, and a variety of other drinks and desserts. For basic simple syrup, simply omit the vanilla.   Have you ever added sugar to a glass of iced tea, stirred vigorously to dissolve it, only to find a puddle of semi-dissolved granules at the…

Prosciutto-Wrapped Roasted Asparagus

For added convenience, these pretty little bundles of savory deliciousness may be wrapped several hours in advance. Simply cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.     In the final months of my second pregnancy, my legs were swollen to a rather extreme degree. My friends—and sometimes strangers—often noticed and offered advice based on personal…

Homemade Lattes (and how to froth milk without a fancy gadget)

Café caliber lattes are easy to make in your own home with no fancy equipment and at a fraction of the usual cost - hot, iced, with foam or without!       As I was getting breakfast ready on Monday morning, a news story about lattes caught my attention.  Teasing his upcoming “exclusive,” the…

Cannellini Tomato Soup… with Grilled Cheese Croutons or Dippers

The unexpected addition of a simple can of cannellini beans provides protein and added creaminess when pureed into the soup…and nobody ever knows it’s there. Whether served with grilled cheese croutons or dippers, what kid (or adult) wouldn’t love it? Plus it’s easy to make with basic, inexpensive, pantry items. You may be wondering how…

Lemon Dijon Kale Salad with Sweet Potatoes & Apples

With a combination of creamy, crunchy, and crisp ingredients, this wholesome salad is sure to satisfy, and leftovers hold up well. For a protein-rich complete meal, top with grilled or roasted chicken or salmon-or white beans or seared tofu for complementary meatless alternatives. Every fall, when the days start to grow shorter and colder, I sell…

Mushroom Ground Beef (a clever trick that’s healthy and super delicious)

The use of mushrooms and a simple technique seamlessly adds nutrients and flavor to regular ground beef, making it an ideal way to incorporate more plant-based eating into our diets, even if we still enjoy meat.   Ground beef that tastes “meatier” and is healthier, too? This kitchen hack tastes great and, at the same…

Checkerboard Potatoes

A few simple ingredients come together with ease in this visually appealing side dish that’s equal parts fun and delicious!    Coming up with a crowd-pleasing entree every night of the week can be challenging. As a result, side dishes don’t always get the attention they deserve. After mixing a marinade for a side of…

Homemade Seasoned Salt

So often it’s the simple things made with run-of-the-mill pantry items that serve us best in the kitchen.  Thanks to their ease, versatility, and great flavor, staples like classic balsamic vinaigrette, basic marinara, homemade Bisquick, and aptly-named “everything” sauce have found their way into many recipes in my kitchen and throughout this blog.   An amped up salt fits nicely…

No-Bake Refrigerator Peanut Butter Oat Squares

A wholesome, no-bake recipe with peanut butter and chocolate (what’s not to love?), these chewy bars never last long!   Since my kids were little, one of their favorite lunchbox treats has been a chewy peanut butter chocolate chip granola bar. What’s not to like? With their convenient portable packaging and ever-growing assortment of flavors,…

Not-Mushy Oatmeal (aka Chewy Granola)

This tasty, toasty twist on the usual bowl of stovetop oatmeal may be served hot or cold with your favorite milk. Or layer it with yogurt and fresh fruit for a satisfying breakfast parfait.       Did you ever think a bowl of stovetop oatmeal could look like this?  I mean, you can actually…

Beef Pot Roast

There’s something special about the aroma of a roast as it slowly cooks to fork-tender perfection. The savory smell is homey, comforting, and makes me want to curl up on the sofa with a good book. Curiously, I recently read that one’s sense of smell accounts for 75 to 95 percent of a food’s perceived…

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