This easy sheet pan chicken thigh dinner spiced with Thai red curry paste is one of my favorite low-fuss complete meals. Thanks to the sweet potatoes and crispy kale, the recipe is gluten-free and paleo. It’s well documented that Charlie and my ... Continue Reading about Spicy Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs and Sweet Potatoes
The Balanced Diet
Harissa Moroccan Chicken with Dates, Pistachios and Cauliflower Couscous
A few months ago, I taught a cooking class to a newly engaged couple in their home. For those of you who are new here, this is a big part of what I do professionally in the cooking world. Teaching private cooking classes is an odd food job ... Continue Reading about Harissa Moroccan Chicken with Dates, Pistachios and Cauliflower Couscous
Ahi Tuna Poke Bowls with Pickled Cabbage and Cilantro-Ginger Sauce
Sometimes my status as a healthy hedonist comes into direct conflict with the fact that, at heart, I am a basic bitch. I know that might be hard to believe. Not of course that I am both of these things, but that a love of avocado toast and kale ... Continue Reading about Ahi Tuna Poke Bowls with Pickled Cabbage and Cilantro-Ginger Sauce
Easy Braised Chicken Breasts with Leeks and Coconut Milk
Before we get on the subject of braised chicken recipes, first off, I just want to say that I’ve been so blown away by your pre-order love. Thank you from the bottom of my healthy hedonist heart for taking the time to grab an early copy of The ... Continue Reading about Easy Braised Chicken Breasts with Leeks and Coconut Milk
Vietnamese Fish with Turmeric-Dill Sauce (Cha Ca La Vong)
Vietnam is a bit of a sore spot on our culinary travels. It was the happy setting of many a sunset cocktail and summer roll. But it was also the trip in which Charlie got such bad food poisoning that he shed one of the three tears I’ve ever seen him ... Continue Reading about Vietnamese Fish with Turmeric-Dill Sauce (Cha Ca La Vong)
Gluten-Free Coconut Shrimp with Brazil Nut Crust (Whole30 + Paleo)
On the paleo-vegan continuum, I’ve always aired closer to the side of broccoli than beef jerky. For one thing, I’m an admitted carboholic. Even when I gave up gluten 6 years ago, I never had the guts to try going completely grain-free. That is, ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Coconut Shrimp with Brazil Nut Crust (Whole30 + Paleo)
Slow Cooker Indian Chicken Kheema with Peas
If there was ever a New York City neighborhood that represented the concept of “high high’s, low low’s” in real estate form it would be Murray Hill. The area, in the east 30’s of Manhattan, is home to the highest per capita of 22-year-old former ... Continue Reading about Slow Cooker Indian Chicken Kheema with Peas
Magic Faux-Tisserie Chicken
You can’t change people. It’s one of the life lessons I need to relearn in every new relationship. For the most part, I agree that we have to “accept our loved ones for who they are.” But there are certain things I think you can tinker with ... Continue Reading about Magic Faux-Tisserie Chicken