Vegetarian Thai Coconut Red Curry is a one pot vegan/vegetarian meal that cooks in less than 30 minutes. I love Thai curries, especially red curry. The fragrant spices are mellowed and complimented with coconut milk, creating a luscious sauce that is delicious over rice or rice noodles. My son, Kyle, is cooking dinner for friends…
Main Courses
Healthy Main Course Recipes for health conscious food lovers.
Slow Cooker Cincinnati Chili Recipe
Slow Cooker Cincinnati Chili is packed with flavor, with a touch of cinnamon and spice. Serve topped with chopped onion and finely shredded cheddar cheese in the traditional style. I first made Cincinnati chili about four years ago after hearing several people from Cincinnati rave about it. A friend gave me a can of Cincinnati chili so I…
Crock Pot Jamaican Spiced Chicken Stew Recipe
Crock Pot Jamaican Spiced Chicken Stew is a Caribbean themed chicken recipe, spiced with curry powder, thyme, allspice and red pepper flakes. It’s delicious served with rice and a simple green salad. The slow cooker is great for braising chicken until it is fall-off-the-bone tender. I’ve been making this easy, delicious and healthy recipe for my family…
Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Stew Recipe
Cozy up with this chunky, hearty one pot Slow Cooker Chicken Vegetable Stew. Learn what vegetables, herbs and spices go well in chicken stew, and how to make a healthy chicken stew. Your choice of herbs and spices will transform this simple dish into a new global dish each time you make it. I love this…
Easy Pan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables Recipe
Pan Roasted Chicken and Vegetables is a basic recipe that can be used with just about any vegetable and herb/spice blend for a quick and easy dinner. If you’re on a low-carb diet, choose non-starchy low-carb vegetables such as green beans, bell peppers, eggplant, cauliflower and broccoli. Otherwise, feel free to include potatoes, sweet potatoes or…
Slow Cooker Chipotle Chili Recipe
Slow Cooker Chipotle Chili is smoky and delicious, perfect for Game Day or any busy night of the week. I love smoky flavors, perhaps because I yearn for warmer summer days with the smokiness of grilling. Winters are long here in Connecticut so I’m always holding onto anything that reminds me of summertime. This chili…
Best Italian Meatballs Recipe
These are the Best Italian Meatballs – seriously. I’ve been making these meatballs for a cancer patient the last couple of weeks, and they are the most requested item. There’s nothing magical about the recipe at first glance, but it works incredibly well and the end result is tender, moist meatballs in a delicious tomato…
40+ Healthy Recipes Using Leftover Chicken
Turn leftover roasted, grilled or poached chicken into soups, salads, pot pies, enchiladas, chili, and other delicious healthy meals using these 40+ Healthy Recipes Using Leftover Chicken. Pictured top to bottom, left to right: Spicy Sriracha Lime Chicken Zoodle Soup (Peas & Crayons), Cheesy Chicken Butternut and Sage Lasagna Bake (Sweet Peas and Saffron), Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas with Homemade Gluten-Free…
14 Meal Planning Tips
This post contains Meal Planning Tips for busy families who want to prepare healthy and delicious meals for their family. As a mom of four boys, I’ve made thousands of meals and learned to cook more efficiently over the past 20+ years. I’m sharing some of my time-saving tips that I hope will help reduce…
Slow Cooker Turkey Bolognese Pasta Sauce Recipe
This Slow Cooker Turkey Bolognese Pasta Sauce is perfect for weeknight meals – make a double recipe and freeze it. My kids and husband love pasta with Bolognese sauce, so this has become a regular favorite at dinnertime. I’ve taught each of my young adult children how to make this sauce. It’s economical, can be made…
Baked Peruvian Spiced Chicken Recipe
Baked Peruvian Spiced Chicken is an easy dinner idea. The key is to marinade the chicken in a mixture of smoked paprika, garlic, dried herbs and lime juice Then, all you have to do is throw it in the oven. Make a double batch and serve leftovers throughout the week, in salads, sandwiches, burrito bowls, quesadillas…
Fennel Crusted Baked Salmon and Broccoli Recipe
Fennel Crusted Baked Salmon and Broccoli is a fast, delicious and healthy dinner for busy weeknights. Looking for an easy tasty salmon recipe? The fennel panko crust elevates plain baked salmon to new heights. Even better, this is a one pan dinner since the broccoli roasts at the same time. Sponsored by Peapod. The busy…
Grilled Greek Salad Pizza
Grilled Greek Salad Pizza combines all the flavors of a Greek Salad in pizza form. Have you ever tried grilling pizza? Grilled pizza is fast and easy, especially if you use flatbread as the crust. Summer grilling means minimal cooking and cleanup effort, so this recipe for Grilled Greek Salad Pizza meets both criteria. I…
Pepe’s White Clam Sauce Pasta
Pepe’s White Clam Sauce Pasta features fresh cherrystone clams in a creamy, yet not heavy sauce. Each summer, I buy fresh cherrystone clams from Pepe’s Cream of the Crop at our local farmer’s market. Ed and Laurie Popadic, owners and operators of Pepe’s Cream of the Crop, harvest their clams from the Long Island Sound….
Low-Budget Cooking: Pasta Carbonara Recipe
This is part 5 in a new series: College Cooking Crash Course. This series is written by Kyle, a student at Princeton University, and is designed for college students looking to learn the basics of making healthy, cost-effective, and delicious meals. Today, Kyle will be discussing one of the go-to meals for college student – pasta!…
Pasta Puttanesca Recipe
Pasta Puttanesca is a budget-friendly, quick meal that comes together in 15 minutes for busy weeknights. I’ve been making this pasta sauce for years because it can be made with pantry items that I usually stock. My college age sons have learned how to make this simple recipe because it’s inexpensive and easy. I first…
Zha Jiang Mian Recipe
Zha Jiang Mian is a popular Chinese noodle dish with meat sauce that I grew up eating. It’s my Dad’s signature dish that I remember the most when I was growing up. Even as an adult, he would send me care packages with a container of his Zha Jiang Mian. A few weeks ago, we…
Low Budget Cooking: Living on $6 a Day
This is part 3 in a new series: College Cooking Crash Course. This series is written by Kyle, a student at Princeton University, and is designed for college students looking to learn the basics of making healthy, cost-effective, and delicious meals. Today, Kyle will be discussing how to cook and eat healthy on a low budget,…
Cambodian Sweet Soy Noodle Bowl Recipe
Cambodian Sweet Soy Noodle Bowl is the ultimate vegetarian noodle bowl (vegan adaptable), combining sweet, salty and sour flavors and crunchy, juicy and chewy textures. It’s a party in a bowl. I’m a sucker for Asian noodles of all kinds, from Vietnamese Pho to Chinese Dan Dan Mien, Korean Jap Chae and Cold Japanese Soba Noodles….
Asian Beer Marinated Flank Steak Recipe
Asian Beer Marinated Flank Steak is a family favorite during summertime grilling season. I’ve been grilling this marinated flank steak for family and friends over the past 15+ years. This marinade recipe does double duty as a tenderizer and a flavor enhancer for flank steak, an economical but less tender cut of beef than more expensive cuts such as…
Mango Avocado Black Bean Quinoa Salad Recipe
Mango Avocado Black Bean Quinoa Salad is a beautiful, healthy salad that is perfect as a vegetarian main course salad or a side dish. I first made this vegetarian salad six years ago for a Ladies’ church luncheon. We used to host monthly lunches at people’s homes, and our pastor would stop by for a short…