Delicious cooking with whole grains.
Whole grains (farro, quinoa, etc.): They’re super delicious and healthy, too. Great recipes and ideas for cooking with whole grains.
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Getting back to lighter eating.
Ready to get into a lighter, healthier style of cooking and eating? Join me for great recipes and inspiration to get you going.
Recipe revamp: fall granola.
I posted back in May of this year about finding the perfect homemade granola recipe after much sampling and experimenting. And just to prove that cooking is, indeed, one big experiment, I’ll share a seasonal revamp …
Fun ingredient of the week: Labneh.
Cooking with my mom recently, I encountered an ingredient I hadn’t tried before: labneh (also spelled labna) or Middle Eastern yogurt cheese. In a nutshell, it’s plain yogurt that has been strained for several days to remove the …
Sweet broiled peaches.
I’m currently exploring recipes for desserts with fewer than five ingredients for an upcoming post on SparkPeople.com. (Tough assignment, no?) With some fresh, local fruit on hand in the fridge, I came up with this super-simple …
Grilling summer vegetables in foil.
It’s just after the Fourth of July, and summer is in full swing here in the Midwest. After a long, cool, record-breakingly rainy spring, I’m ready for the sun and heat. Bring it on. These long, …
Add big flavor without big calories.
All of us are striving to cook in a way that’s healthy and simple. Unfortunately, healthy and simple can sometimes add up to bland: A piece of broiled fish all by itself isn’t particularly exciting. The …
Hearty veggie salad with many variations.
An e-mail newsletter last week from SparkRecipes highlighted a recipe that I knew I had to make for lunch, and soon. I loved the idea of it: a hearty, stick-with-you combination of bulgur and lentils, combined …
Better than store-bought: Best homemade granola.
Well, at least I think it’s the best granola recipe. For proof, there’s the fact that I. Can’t. Stop. Eating. It. In a bowl with milk for breakfast, by the handful as a snack—I’m rather stuck …
