Mom’s Easy Weeknight Tacos con Carne is a fast, family-friendly taco recipe made with ground beef, kidney beans, tomato sauce, and simple seasonings. Ready in about 30 minutes, this recipe uses pantry staples to create a nutritious dinner that’s mild enough for kids while still …
Simple Strawberry-Vanilla Overnight Oats are an easy make-ahead breakfast with fiber, protein, and creamy texture. With just a few ingredients and a handful of 1/2-pint jars, you can prep grab-and-go breakfasts, afternoon snacks, or even a lightly sweet dessert for the week ahead. I tested …
Simple Nutty Brown Butter and Crispy Sage create a quick, flavorful sauce that elevates vegetables, fish, chicken, pasta, and more. Sauces do more than sit on top of a dish—they bring all the elements of a plate together. In about ten minutes, butter turns nutty …
This lentil and mushroom gravy over mashed rutabaga-potatoes with brown butter and crispy sage is a hearty, nutrient-dense comfort meal. This award-winning recipe—recognized as “Best Written Recipe” by Bauman College—builds rich, savory flavor from lentils and mushrooms paired with a creamy rutabaga-potato puree. Finished with …
Asian-Inspired Citrus Vinaigrette contains bright citrus flavors and umami depth along with immune boosting ingredients like ginger and garlic. This vinaigrette pairs well with many proteins especially, chicken, fish, pork, and tofu—anything you’d like to give an Asian flair. I specifically developed this dressing to …
This One-Minute Lemon Vinaigrette comes together with a quick shake of a jar using simple pantry ingredients (no measurements required). I make this bright, fresh dressing almost every week because it requires no formal measuring and adapts easily whether you’re serving two people or a …
Whipped Rutabaga-Potatoes with Brown Butter and Crispy Sage creates a creamy, savory side dish that tastes like Thanksgiving on a plate. This comforting mash pairs earthy rutabaga with potatoes and finishes with nutty browned butter and fragrant crispy sage. Many people don’t realize that rutabaga …
No Added Sugar Carrot Cake Flavored Oatmeal is a fiber-rich, naturally sweet breakfast made with rolled oats, warm spices, carrots, and raisins. Cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves create that classic carrot cake flavor, while finely grated carrots and raisins add whole-food sweetness without added sugar. …
Making a Simple Basil Infusion with Warm Olive Oil is a great way to steep a lovely basil flavor into the oil.
If you are a fan of beef jerky then you know it’s an expensive snack, not to mention, it can often contain significant added sugar and salt. So, learning how to make your own beef jerky can save you a lot of money, and you …
Raspberry Shrub Drinking Vinegar with Honey is a lightly fermented beverage that is both sweet and tart and is especially thirst quenching.
There are a few secrets to Mom’s Easy Meatloaf with Tomato Sauce Topping including the type of ground meat and the oven cooking method.
Knowing how to make Simple Boiled Baby Potatoes (or New Potatoes) will be handy for dinner salads, raclette parties, and meal prep.
Mom’s Simple Everyday Mashed Potatoes are a simple, delicious, and economical side dish that goes with chicken, steak, pork and more.
Making a Half Sheet Pan of Baklava is a delicious make-ahead dessert you can have ready up to two days in advance to feed a crowd.
Mom’s Iceberg Salad with Cucumber, Tomato, and Black Olives is my family’s “house” salad. We ate this salad with an Italian vinaigrette.
Simple Raspberry Chia Pudding Cups are nutritious make-ahead treats that can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, snack, or dessert.
Mom’s Easy Weeknight Lasagna is something I remember having often as a kid. Mom’s version is different from most other lasagnas because it does not have a layer of ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, or bechemel. Meaning, it’s a very simple three-layer lasagna consisting of noodles, …
A mixture of collard, Swiss chard, and dandelion greens makes a great trifecta of greens for Easy Weeknight Southern Garlicky Greens.
I learned a master recipe for making Fresh Herbed Salt during my culinary school days. This technique is handy because fresh herbs can spoil quickly. I hate to admit how many fresh herbs I have thrown away because I didn’t use them fast enough. With …
Steakhouse Purple Sweet Potato Wedges are an easy weeknight side that goes with just about anything! I can pop these in a high-heat oven while I’m chopping up a salad and frying up some burgers or air frying some chicken thighs. Dinner can be on …
This Japanese Steakhouse Edamame with Flaked Salt is a restaurant-quality appetizer made at home. It’s even better than what we get at most restaurants because of my secret ingredient—toasted sesame oil. The majority of time I’ve had this appetizer at restaurants the edamame comes to …
Perfectly Seared Brown-Butter Steak Bites—is there anything more delicious than the combination of butter and tender, medium-rare red meat? I’ve had steak bites at restaurants as an appetizer and I’ve always wanted to make them. The most popular version on the internet uses lots of …
This Warm Spinach Dip for a Crowd is the perfect recipe for a large gathering. Serving the dip warm so the cheese is oh-so gooey is only one secret to this spinach dip. There are at least two other secrets to this recipe—feta cheese and …
You can make the Best Dinner Salads by following this customizable template. I learned about making salads in my Holistic Chef Program and how to compose them with balanced nutrition. When it comes to salads, if you are stuck in a rut (making the same …
Roasted Curry Sweet Potato Wedges make an easy weeknight side dish. The sweet potatoes are quartered—cut in half length-wise and then cut in half again. Lightly coat the potato wedges with olive oil. Sprinkle them with a simple curry spice blend consisting of curry powder, …
Every holiday or special occasion I can remember, my family had a snack table we would nibble on prior to the main meal. One of my favorite snacks—potato chips and French onion dip. I recently had a hankering for this nostalgic snack. When I read …
There are many reasons to use lettuce instead of a bun for a burger. Here’s how to make the perfect lettuce bun using iceberg lettuce. If you’ve ever been watching carbs, eating keto, or wanting to increase your vegetable intake, chances are you’ve ordered a …
These Mini Beef Meatballs are a perfect addition to soup. And, they are so simple to pull together with just 5 ingredients.
Homemade ghee is easy to make and less expensive than store bought. When you see butter on sale, it’s the perfect time to buy extra to make this easy homemade ghee. Ghee has a high smoke-point. Therefore, it’s perfect for frying, sauteing, and roasting meat, …
Braising a pot roast low and slow in the oven is the absolute best way to guarantee a fall-apart, moist, and tender pot roast. I have made a few overcooked dry pot roasts. So, I can tell you with absolute certainty, the foolproof way to …
Learning knife skills was a major part of the first few lessons in my Holistic Chef program. After years of being an untrained home cook, I picked up some bad habits. Therefore, I was excited to learn the proper way to execute classic cuts. I …
Prime Rib Rub Seasoning is easy to make. You’ll want to make it in large batches. This is like having your own top-secret house seasoning, because not only can it be used on its namesake rib roast, but it’s also great on steaks, burgers, and …
As I become more of a nutrivore (someone who pays attention to the nutrient density of their food), I tend to challenge myself to make family favorites from scratch with the healthiest most nutritious ingredients. This recipe for homemade cranberry sauce is healthier than the …
I’ve been making French Chicken in a Pot with Garlic and Herbs for years. It’s a lovely fall and winter dish because it slow braises in a Dutch oven for 1 hour and 45 minutes in a 350 degree oven. Besides searing the garlic cloves, …
Yes, you can roast a whole spaghetti squash without cutting it in half first. Most spaghetti squash recipes call for slicing the squash before baking, but that step can feel intimidating—and even dangerous—without a large, very sharp knife. This easy, hassle-free method shows you how …
If you want to host a memorable and fun party without too much cooking, raclette is the answer. Raclette originated in Switzerland and is a type of fondue. Not the type where you dip bread in a communal pot. Instead, there is an electric table …
Not too long ago, a friend invited us over for some crab cakes. She received a tub of fresh crab cake mix from G & M Restaurant via Fed Ex for her birthday. They were amazing. So, I started to wonder if I could make …
Do you want to know the secret to making the best baked sweet potato fries? It’s the potato. My favorite market, Jimbo’s, carries three to four kinds of sweet potatoes on a regular basis. You can see them from left to right in the picture …
This quick and simple homemade remoulade is a mayonnaise-based condiment made with herbs and spices you likely have on hand. You don’t have to use ingredients like capers, cornishones, but you can add them if you want. What is Remoulade Remoulade is a delicious dipping …
Easy Homemade Seasoned Salt works well with eggs, soups, and stews; in salad dressings; and on proteins like fish, chicken, and pork. In other words, you can use seasoned salt instead of plain salt in almost every savory recipe for extra pizzazz. Make a basic …
I’m about to share with you the best (and easiest) two-ingredient fry sauce in my humble opinion. The best because it uses something better than plain ketchup as the counterpart (not that there is anything wrong with ketchup). The easiest because there are two ingredients …
