Sausage and Lentil Cassoulet
Easy, imprecise and packed with flavor! The perfect dinner for a lovely evening with friends.
One-Pot Chicken Stew
This is a hearty one-pot meal that would make you want to stay home from almost anything.
Vampire Chilies 3 Ways
Three simple recipes came from receiving a few vampire chilies to try out. They were versatile and pretty veg to sample!
Summer Vegetable Lasagne
Lasagne may not seem like the best way to show off summer produce, but going light on the cheese means you can taste everything and not feel like a dead weight once it’s all gone.
Simply Mushroom Pasta
On hot days, I love the challenge of coming up with the quickest, simplest meals that still taste great and don’t leave you hungry 20 minutes later.
Spring Spaghetti Primavera (and a Buttery Sauce Without Butter)
Spring is the best time to appreciate the finest vegetables, and this pasta dish lets them strut their stuff. Veggies, paired with a vegan alternative to a buttery sauce, make a light, easy pasta dish with lots of flexibility.
Lasagne-Style Pasta Bowl
A quick, rich and creamy lasagne-style pasta bowl is a breeze to whip up on weeknights, and delicious the next day, too.
Sweet Potato and Black Bean Burritos
Right now, I’m what you might call “between vacations”. Two weekends ago, the gentleman and I were in Barcelona, where we enjoyed our share of tapas, gin and wine. (There are some truly great gin bars there.) This past weekend, I trekked over to Wales to visit a friend there, and ate even more. Of…
What I Ate for Easter 2013
Any excuse for a dinner party with friends is a good one, and Easter is a particularly great reason to share in a long, luxurious meal with friends or family.
Healthified Corn Chowder
This was the second-to-last meal of an unofficial challenge that I embarked on for two weeks in a rather long term between paychecks. It’s been two years and I still have trouble getting used to monthly (or sometimes once every 5 weeks) money. The challenge I set myself was to go without shopping at the…