Side dishes are the background singers of some of the most amazing stars, like mashed potatoes with a juicy, rare steak or roasted asparagus alongside Ina Garten’s insanely delicious roast chicken. But sometimes the side dishes stand out on their own and you realize there was a star back there all along. That’s what I…
Everyday Meals
Paleo Naked Burrito Bowls
Paleo Naked Burrito Bowls I’m a big fan of meal prep. Not just because I love to cook and, especially, eat. It’s more because I like the value of Time. I love the satisfaction and happiness of knowing that during the weekday when I come home from work the ingredients that need to be chopped…
Sausage, Peppers, & Onions
Sausage, Peppers, & Onions Adapted from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen http://lexiscleankitchen.com/2013/08/28/sausage-peppers-onions/ Wow. That’s all I’ve been saying after my first bite of this delicious, simple – and did I mention, delicious? – one-pot meal. Prep time is minimal and everything comes together in minutes. Start to finish is about twenty minutes. And that’s perfect when you’re…
Fully-Loaded Home Fries
Fully-Loaded Sweet Potato Home Fries A Tasty Page original recipe I love breakfast. I’m not talking about the quick rush job during the week of having a bowl of cereal or frying or scrambling up a couple of eggs before flying off to work. And I’m definitely not talking about the scrambled eggs I used…
Sweet and Spicy Stir-Fry Sauce with Tofu
Sweet and Spicy Stir-Fry Sauce with Tofu A Tasty Page original recipe Happy 2017! I hope you all had a great holiday and fun ringing in the New Year. If you’re like me, you also probably enjoyed all the edible – and drinkable – indulgences. I know I had a great time making and eating…
Absolutely Perfect Roast Chicken
Absolutely Perfect Roast Chicken Adapted from Ina Garten http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/perfect-roast-chicken-recipe.html I said it in my last post and I’ll say it again, I think Ina Garten is the Beyoncé of the food world. And this roast chicken is why I believe that. And after you try it out, you will too. Ina’s roast chicken perfectly slays….
Chicken Milanese Two Ways
Chicken Milanese Two Ways Adapted from Ina Garten https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/parmesan-chicken To get the chicken in this recipe nice and thin, you have to pound the crap out of six chicken breasts until they’re ¼” thick. I’ve read instructions in other recipes and on cooking shows that say that pounding the chicken is a good way to…
Oven-Roasted Chicken Shawarma
Oven-Roasted Chicken Shawarma Adapted from The New York Times http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017161-oven-roasted-chicken-shawarma I can’t remember the last time I had chicken shawarma. I’m talking about real, from a sky-high, spinning rotisserie spit kind of chicken shawarma. It had to have been from the 90s because I remember following the OJ trial and then having a shawarma after….
Sweet Potato Hash Browns
Sweet Potato Hash Browns Adapted from Bravo for Paleo http://bravoforpaleo.com/2014/10/12/paleo-sweet-potato-hash-browns/ If I could kiss a recipe because it is so good this would definitely be one of them. For real. I just made the first batch and taste-tested one and it was so delicious and crispy. I don’t quite believe in love at first…
Bibimbap Bowl
Bibimbap Bowl Bulgogi and Sesame Carrots adapted from Bon Appétit http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/bibimbap-at-home Sesame Spinach – a Tasty Page original recipe For many years I worked for a wonderful publishing company called Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. I was lucky enough to get some great cookbooks and children’s books when I worked there, and to this day I still…