This baked brisket recipe with onions and tomatoes is perfect for any Jewish holiday, but it has been at the center of our Passover table for generations. The beef gets stuffed with whole garlic cloves then cooked low and slow in the oven with a ... Continue Reading about The Best Passover Brisket (for any Jewish Holiday!)
Passover
Putting together your seder table is one of the only times it actually pays to be gluten-free! I have tons of unleavened favorites for you to serve your family and enjoy all week long. This collection of Passover recipes is sure to delight!
For the celebration, this passover brisket recipe has been in my family for generations and is truly the best. For the non-red meat eaters this harissa sheet pan salmon is a stunner and super easy, as is kalamata olive chicken. You’ll also find lots of gluten-free desserts that fit the bit, including these flourless peanut butter cookies which are always a winner!
25 Minute Spinach Mashed Potatoes (Gluten-Free)
Hints of fresh spinach combine with rich, creamy mashed potatoes in this simple gluten-free side dish! The recipe uses just 6 simple ingredients: russet potatoes, chicken stock (or vegetable stock), salt, olive oil and butter or ghee! Ready within 25 ... Continue Reading about 25 Minute Spinach Mashed Potatoes (Gluten-Free)
Vegan Roasted Beet Hummus
This vegan roasted beet hummus recipe is one of my favorite things to bring to a potluck as a colorful centerpiece for the table. On most days I wake up and can’t believe that people actually pay me to write and cook for a living. My ... Continue Reading about Vegan Roasted Beet Hummus
Baked Halibut with Caper-Tomato Tapenade, Potatoes and Kale (Low FODMAP & Paleo)
This baked halibut recipe was born out my love for quick homemade condiments. I have a bit of a condiment problem. When I see influencers do fridge reveals and the like, I am always FLOORED at how clean and new all the contents look…and how ... Continue Reading about Baked Halibut with Caper-Tomato Tapenade, Potatoes and Kale (Low FODMAP & Paleo)
Jamie Oliver’s Fantastic Fish Pie (Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free)
I adapted this fish pie recipe from Jamie Oliver to be gluten-free, dairy-free and healthy with loads more veggies and fewer pans. To make this low FODMAP simply omit the leeks. During the early half of my teendom, my number one crush was Brad ... Continue Reading about Jamie Oliver’s Fantastic Fish Pie (Dairy-Free & Gluten-Free)
Harissa-Lemon Sheet Pan Salmon with Carrots and Leeks
Over the summer, I pioneered what might be my favorite salmon marinade of all time—a bright, spicy harissa-lemon blend with a tough of maple syrup and a handful of chopped herbs. It was perfect for throwing fish on the grill and keeping around to ... Continue Reading about Harissa-Lemon Sheet Pan Salmon with Carrots and Leeks
Mediterranean Baked Chicken with Kalamata Olives
When you cook as often as I do, you sometimes find yourself falling back on the same formulas. Maybe now that we are on week 7 of quarantine, you all are starting to feel me? When I'm wanting to be extra lazy without losing the wow factor, I reach ... Continue Reading about Mediterranean Baked Chicken with Kalamata Olives
5-Ingredient Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
I’ve seen versions of these flourless peanut butter cookies floating around the blogosphere for almost a decade. In fact, my recipe was first posted in 2013, almost 7 years ago to the day! And yet, I had totally forgotten about their ... Continue Reading about 5-Ingredient Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
Green Goddess Avocado Dip
No matter what time of year it is, one thing seems constant in my kitchen: the multiple bunches of wilting herbs in my crisper drawer. In an effort to produce less food waste, in addition to composting, I've started growing my own herbs using ... Continue Reading about Green Goddess Avocado Dip
Cauliflower Couscous with Golden Raisins and Mint
Couscous is one of those easy back pocket starches that is perfect for last minute dinners. It takes five minutes to cook and is always super satisfying when served alongside a chicken tagine. Luckily, it’s equally hands-off and lightning fast to do ... Continue Reading about Cauliflower Couscous with Golden Raisins and Mint
Kimchi Deviled Eggs
Kimchi, the fermented Korean condiment made out of Napa cabbage and daikon radishes, is the perfect ingredient to make your hard-boiled egg appetizer even more gut-healthy and devilish at the same time. Though it’s hard to go wrong with creamy ... Continue Reading about Kimchi Deviled Eggs
Pan Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Golden Raisins and Rosemary Croutons
The first time I made a version of this pan-roasted cauliflower recipe, it was on live TV. Well, live internet TV at least, which these days counts as the real thing. Food52 invited me to be one of their three esteemed guest chefs in a live ... Continue Reading about Pan Roasted Cauliflower Pasta with Golden Raisins and Rosemary Croutons
Fat Bomb Avocado Brownies
I have a novel new concept for you just in time for the holiday season of hedonism: Brownies. For. Breakfast. Okay, okay fine. I might not actually be endorsing this idea. But I have, in case the spirit moves you, designed a recipe that is ... Continue Reading about Fat Bomb Avocado Brownies
Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti with Broccolini, Chicken Sausage and Salsa Verde
After spending a week eating my way through Mexico, I am pleased and slightly horrified to report that my cells are now 78 percent tortilla. When I overdo it in other countries, particularly ones where I am afraid to eat any raw produce, it ... Continue Reading about Spaghetti Squash Spaghetti with Broccolini, Chicken Sausage and Salsa Verde
Paleo Lemon Bars with Almond Flour Crust
Gluten-free baking usually falls into one of two categories. Either it’s nearly as good as the real thing, but requires dozens of ingredients and gums. Or it only uses “healthy” ingredients and, though looks like it could kind of be the real ... Continue Reading about Paleo Lemon Bars with Almond Flour Crust
Dairy-Free Cream of Asparagus Soup with Coconut Collagen Cream
When I was little, I developed a serious “cream of” soup fetish. Those of you who know a thing or two about my crunchy granola childhood might assume that my mother was slaving in the kitchen, infusing her own homemade bone broth with organic ... Continue Reading about Dairy-Free Cream of Asparagus Soup with Coconut Collagen Cream
Sesame-Ginger Roasted Whole Carrots
No sooner had the virtual ink dried on last week’s Friendsgiving post than I was invited to a a festive holiday gathering this past weekend. The potluck theme? Asian Friendsgiving. And what veggie side does one bring to said table? Why these Sesame ... Continue Reading about Sesame-Ginger Roasted Whole Carrots
Sweet Potato Hummus with Tahini and Homemade Za-atar
As I’ve lamented before on the blog, Thanksgiving used to be our holiday. Meaning, it was the one holiday my small nuclear family, with my mother and I at the helm, would host in our home. Our glorious ten-year reign including one disaster ... Continue Reading about Sweet Potato Hummus with Tahini and Homemade Za-atar
Spicy Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs and Sweet Potatoes
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
Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Kugel with Spiralized Parsnips
Before we dig into this gluten-free sweet potato kugel recipe, a quick update from the book tour front. Perhaps I'm slightly biased from being raised by a Buckeye, but Midwesterners are just the best. Chicago, my first central stop on The Wellness ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Kugel with Spiralized Parsnips
Moroccan Lamb Lettuce Wraps with Ras El Hanout and Lemon-Mint Aioli
These healthy lettuce wraps are brought to you by my friends at Superior Farms. Thank you as always for supporting the companies that make this site (and my lamb cravings) possible. My first trip to Morocco was both a transformative and ... Continue Reading about Moroccan Lamb Lettuce Wraps with Ras El Hanout and Lemon-Mint Aioli
Gluten-Free Key Lime Tart with Avocado Custard and Skyr Whip
I had a food blog friend lament to me a few months ago that in today’s age of dietary restrictions, hosting has gotten a whole lot less fun. When you’re juggling one pescatarian with one dairy-free lactard, and half your guests are ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Key Lime Tart with Avocado Custard and Skyr Whip
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
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