The simplest of ingredients come together with ease in this wholesome, quick-cooking, family friendly meal. How does an email request for a few new recipes jump to a story about living in a remote shack in Alaska and making trips to the outhouse, shotgun in hand, to fend off bears? Two words: wild salmon.…
I conducted a family taste test with both versions of this recipe and our favorite store-bought brand, and we were surprised by how much we preferred the fresher taste of the homemade options. I like to prepare the sauce in advance to have on hand for easy dinners of baked or grilled chicken, pork, or…
This easy process creates a base that can be diluted with water or milk for your favorite cold coffee drinks. Economical and cafe-worthy! As far as Iโm concerned, coffee should be piping hot or iced cold. Thereโs no middle ground for my dad either. Throughout the hot days of summer, he never thinks…
Like many of you, I frequently use the “a little of this, a little of that” approach to cooking. But when writing for this blog, I keep pencil and paper beside my mixing bowl and precisely measure or weigh every ingredient. Oftentimes, however, ingredients really can be eyeballed. So I encourage people to use certain…
You’ll never miss the bun when you serve aย juicy, protein-rich burger over thisย crisp wedge salad…and you need not be cutting carbs to adore this meal! Various sources credit the early fame of the wedge salad to diners in the 1950s and 1960s. Its appeal waned in the 1970s as consumer…
Blue Cheese Dressing was the first salad dressing I ever tried at a restaurant, at a long-shuttered establishment called The Rose Bowl. ย It became a favorite and still is. ย Nowadays, I often pass it by because–tasty though it is, it’s so laden with fat. ย Happily, the following recipe is an option that is every bit…
My favorite New York City breakfast is quite simple: a fresh, chewy bagel with a shmear (to use proper deli lingo) of cream cheese and a layer of lox. A few capers and some minced red onion sprinkled on top cranks this deli classic up an extra notch. So when I received a copy of…
Perfect for busy mornings and great as a filling snack, this simple recipe is protein and calcium-rich, fruity and refreshing, and substitutions are easy. Plus it’s portable! Everyone in my family likes to eat a good breakfast, but no one is willing to sacrifice precious minutes of sleep to prepare one before heading out…
Two nutritional powerhouses join forces for a filling, savory breakfast that satisfies just as well when served as a super simple dinner! Chances are good that if you make guacamole for a crowd, the serving bowl will be scraped clean. But if you make it for your family, you may have some leftover. This…
When pairedย with a protein-rich egg, these slender green spears form the basisย of a satisfyingly simpleย meal with โFrench countryโ appeal! Years ago, I marveled at the description of a meal with two basic ingredients: eggs and asparagus. The simple combination was described as very โFrench country.โ I envisioned ambling up to a…
Inspired by a traditional Jamaican dish, this easy, one-pot meal is loaded with plant-based protein, fiber, and flavor. Rice and beans. Who doesn’t love them? Yet, depending on where a person is from, rice and beans can mean many different things. After returning from a family trip to Puerto Rico last month, I got on…
Dear Ann,I recently made and enjoyed some of your chia seed recipes. For quite a while I have been using another healthy ingredient in my morning oatmeal โ flax meal. I was wondering, could you share some new recipes using this very nutritious food? The reader who issued this recent request was absolutely right in…