I have opened my next unofficial business: Phoebe’s Cozy Casserole Kitchen. It is a free subscription service that currently only has one customer, my friend who recently broke her hip. For the first two installments, I reached into my usual bag ... Continue Reading about Chicken Satay Casserole with Thai Peanut Sauce and Rice
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Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
To be honest, posting this vegan cream of mushroom soup recipe with everything going on in the world felt trite. Ant-racism is not something to check off your to-do list. (Thank you Hitha Palepu for that reminder in your newsletter this week). ... Continue Reading about Vegan Cream of Mushroom Soup
Gluten-Free Sheet Pan Shrimp and Broccoli
I’ve been majorly feeling the cooking fatigue lately. I thought I had flattened the bell curve of carb consumption from the beginning of quarantine, but the last few weeks we have been hitting the pasta box hard for lack of better, quicker ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Sheet Pan Shrimp and Broccoli
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
Healthy Tuna Noodle Casserole From Scratch
I don’t know about you guys, but the last few weeks of quarantine, I’ve found myself not just leaning on comfort food, but on my comfort foods of 10 years ago...many of which were also subsequently my comfort foods of 30 years ago (i.e. ... Continue Reading about Healthy Tuna Noodle Casserole From Scratch
Blueberry Overnight Oats (Vegan, Low FODMAP)
One of the big misconceptions about low FODMAP life is that grains are completely off limits. Actually, it’s a general SIBO diet paranoia. While there are some approaches that take most carbs off the table, the majority of people with IBS ... Continue Reading about Blueberry Overnight Oats (Vegan, Low FODMAP)
Low FODMAP Vodka Pasta Sauce
I've taken one of the most decadent, creamy pasta dishes, Penne alla Vodka, and made the classic pasta sauce low FODMAP and dairy-free. Tomatoes and carrots get roasted together and pureed to create a luscious orange sauce that doesn't require cream. ... Continue Reading about Low FODMAP Vodka Pasta Sauce
Warm Butternut Squash Dip with Gruyere and Pistachios
I have a love/hate relationship with butternut squash. I love eating it. But every time I perch one on my cutting board to peel, I think to myself: today will finally be the day when I call Charlie from the emergency room having just ... Continue Reading about Warm Butternut Squash Dip with Gruyere and Pistachios
Thai Pumpkin Curry with Shrimp and Bok Choy
One of the fun things about teaching is that it often reintroduces me to my own long-forgotten creations. And if it hadn’t been for my class at the Institute of Culinary Education last year, the inspiration for this Thai pumpkin curry recipe would ... Continue Reading about Thai Pumpkin Curry with Shrimp and Bok Choy
Prosciutto Wrapped Figs with Grana Padano Red Onion Jam
This recipe was created in partnership with Icons of European Taste, a joint promotional program to promote Prosciutto di Parma--whose cured hams I dream about on a regular basis-Grana Padano and Prosciutto di San Daniele. For whatever reason, ... Continue Reading about Prosciutto Wrapped Figs with Grana Padano Red Onion Jam
Samosa Shepherd’s Pie
I don’t mind admitting that kitchen creativity is a finite resource in these parts. I honestly do not understand how certain author-bloggers churn out the amount of content they do. When I’m in book recipe testing mode, I have very little head ... Continue Reading about Samosa Shepherd’s Pie
Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Leek and Fennel Croutons
This vegan stuffed mushroom recipe is brought to you in partnership with my friends Little Northern Bakehouse. As always opinions are 100 percent my own. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site possible! Every year on ... Continue Reading about Vegan Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms with Leek and Fennel Croutons
Chili-Rubbed Cast Iron Skillet Steak with Sweet Potato-Kale Hash
Want to know the least romantic thing about an at-home date night meal? The dishes, which usually pile in the sink and ask you to clean them before you can retreat to the bedroom for, er, more fun activities. That’s why I'm all about the ... Continue Reading about Chili-Rubbed Cast Iron Skillet Steak with Sweet Potato-Kale Hash
Vegan Wild Mushroom Risotto
This wild mushroom risotto recipe is brought to you in partnership with my friends at La Cucina Italiana. As always opinions are 100 percent my own. Risotto is one of the dishes in my arsenal that I love to teach. I seem to forget about it ... Continue Reading about Vegan Wild Mushroom Risotto
Ginger-Almond Baked Salmon Packets with Green Beans
A few years ago, one of my clients asked me to make an easy baked salmon recipe with ground almonds, Dijon mustard, and nearly a pound of butter. Though it wasn’t one of her recipes, as I folded the ingredients together I couldn’t quiet the ... Continue Reading about Ginger-Almond Baked Salmon Packets with Green Beans
Paleo Banoffee Pancakes with Date Caramel
This paleo pancake recipe is brought to you by my friends at Bob’s Red Mill. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site (and my healthy breakfast cravings) possible! For more delicious recipes, coupons and stores near you visit ... Continue Reading about Paleo Banoffee Pancakes with Date Caramel
Cassava Flour Gluten-Free Flatbreads with Zucchini, Prosciutto and Pesto
This gluten-free flatbread recipe is brought to you by my friends at Bob’s Red Mill. Thank you for supporting the brands that make this site (and my paleo pizza cravings) possible! For more delicious healthy recipes, coupons and stores near you ... Continue Reading about Cassava Flour Gluten-Free Flatbreads with Zucchini, Prosciutto and Pesto
Zucchini Noodle Pad See Ew
I am a pad Thai girl through and through, but it’s more out of necessity than anything else. While I can turn a blind eye to the delicious sweet brown sauce that those noodles are coated in and fool myself into thinking it is gluten-free, with ... Continue Reading about Zucchini Noodle Pad See Ew
Oven Roasted Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin with Maple-Ginger Glaze
I had a lot of influence from Ina Garten in the early stages of my cooking career, assuming I can count the times I was sous-chefing for my mom as official culinary experience. One of the dishes I became obsessed with for feeding a crowd was her ... Continue Reading about Oven Roasted Teriyaki Pork Tenderloin with Maple-Ginger Glaze
20 Minute Healthy Lemon Tart (No Gluten, No Dairy!)
This healthy lemon tart recipe comes together quickly thanks to an easy (and gluten-free!) almond flour crust and lemon curd thickened with eggs and coconut oil. The tart is dairy-free and paleo, but tastes just as silky, rich and tangy as a ... Continue Reading about 20 Minute Healthy Lemon Tart (No Gluten, No Dairy!)
Vegan Nam Khao (Lao Crispy Rice Salad with Greens and Herbs)
Back in January when I was in LA to film my latest episode of Home and Family, I ate for the first time at Night + Market. As a longtime Thai food-a-holic, the restaurant, which focuses on street food from Isaan, has been on my hit list for a ... Continue Reading about Vegan Nam Khao (Lao Crispy Rice Salad with Greens and Herbs)
Spaghetti Squash with Paleo White Bolognese Sauce
When we were in Tuscany two summers ago, there were too many good meals to count. So it really says something that one of the most distinct dishes I remember eating was a white Bolognese sauce. The restaurant was in a small square, in a tiny ... Continue Reading about Spaghetti Squash with Paleo White Bolognese Sauce
Gluten-Free Chunky Monkey Banana Bread Pudding
Romance is many things, especially in married life. Sometimes it’s a foot rub. Others it’s a home cooked meal or hidden note. And on a particular night last week, it was cleaning a congealed banana bread pudding pan that had been sitting in the sink ... Continue Reading about Gluten-Free Chunky Monkey Banana Bread Pudding
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