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breakfast/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ make ahead/ my favorites/ year round

Easy Protein Porridge Recipe for Energy Boost

I found this recipe while leafing through the bookshelves in someone’s home. The bookshelves always draw my interest, like going to a bookstore and exploring the…

November 21, 2024

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foundation recipe/ Low fat/ Mediterranean/ mezze (small plates)/ my favorites/ Simmer/ vegetarian

Greek Fava and the Mediterranean Diet

Spending part of May in Greece and tasting a variety of the Greek classics drive home the notion of eating locally, seasonally and farm-to-table. Among all…

June 5, 2024

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Asian/ easy everyday/ Fish/ Low fat/ one-pan

One-Pot Ginger Salmon and Rice

This one-pot ginger salmon and rice follows the tradition of takikomi gohan, or Japanese mixed rice. It has the ease of a one-pot meal. If you use…

April 30, 2024

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Asian/ breakfast/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ one-pan/ Sauté/ vegetarian

Breakfast Tofu Scramble

The first of a tofu crumble recipe on this blog comes from Mark Bittman. The title of the dish is “chorizo” taco, as if it were…

March 6, 2024

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Asian/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Poultry

Hainanese Chicken and Rice | Steam Oven Approach

The travel rebound from years of Covid restrictions was in full force in 2023. As a results, new dishes I’ve been cooking reflect the inspiration from…

January 6, 2024

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Bake/ Dairy free/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nut/ Other Sweets/ vegetarian

Double-Corn Gluten-Free Vegan Tea Cake

There are so much going on in the double-corn gluten-free vegan tea cake, let’s start with the most confounding aspect of it. We have posted double-corn…

October 1, 2021

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cheese/ easy everyday/ foundation recipe/ Low fat/ pasta/ Vegetable/ vegetarian/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Pesto Pasta with White Beans and Halloumi | Vegetarian

Pesto pasta with white beans and halloumi is a weekday vegetarian go-to pasta recipe that comes together in less than half an hour. Actually, it’s more…

September 21, 2021

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autumn/ dessert/ Fruit/ Gluten free/ Low fat

Apple and Almond Cake | Gluten Free

There are all sorts of apple desserts I’ve baked over the years: apple pie, tart, cake, challah, crisp, crumble, galette, kuchen, tarte tatin, you name it.…

September 15, 2021

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Salad/ Side/ summer/ Toss

Cowboy Caviar Salad or Side | Everyday Dorie

I had no idea about the origin of the cowboy caviar or salad until I hear it in Everyday Dorie from Dorie. The salad is often…

September 10, 2021

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cheese/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Salad/ summer/ Toss

Greek-Style Watermelon Salad | Mark Bittman

Summer heat makes you crave for a cooling treat. What’s better than watermelon juice or salad? I like putting together a watermelon salad with the simplest…

September 3, 2021

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Side/ Soup

Green Goddess Sipper, Soup or Shots | Everyday Dorie

The green goddess sipper, soup or shots remind me of gazpacho, except it’s green rather than red. The green tone comes from the demi-goddess dressing (more…

June 25, 2021

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Bake/ Dairy free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Side

A Vegan Crispy Mushroom Galette with Olive Oil Crust

For lovers of mushroom galette, the crispy mushroom galette is a cut above — because of its special offerings. A base of aromatic leeks, rosemary-laced mushrooms,…

February 19, 2021

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Dairy free/ foundation recipe/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ pasta/ Roast/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

The Ultimate Meatless Roasting-Pan Ragù | Ottolenghi

Yotam Ottolenghi sets out to create the best meatless ragu and he has largely succeeded. Given how fantastic the ragù tastes, I don’t see why you’d…

February 2, 2021

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Side/ Simmer/ Steam/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Celebration Vegan Sticky Rice Cake | Ottolenghi

Twenty-twenty is a year like no others, notably in breathtaking losses. Hardest of all is the loss of my dad in early Jan. I made Ottolenghi’s…

December 29, 2020

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Low fat/ mezze (small plates)/ Roast/ Side/ Sugar free/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Butternut Squash and Tahini Spread | Jerusalem

When you think roast butternut squash can’t get any better, take an extra step and pulse it in the food processor. Something magical happens when the…

October 13, 2020

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Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nigel Slater/ Pantry essentials/ Side/ Simmer

Squash, Butter beans and Thyme | Heirloom Beans

What Nigel Slater calls butter beans is the same as white lima beans in the US. Butter beans generally refer to the mature flat, white lima…

July 28, 2020

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Blanch/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Salad/ Sugar free/ summer/ Toss

Ginger-Beet Salad | Everyday Dorie

Beets have been showing up regularly in my CSA box in the last few weeks now. Making a seasonal beet salad, layered with a harissa vinaigrette…

July 24, 2020

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Berry/ dessert/ easy everyday/ Low fat/ Sugar free

Cherry Ice Cream | Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver’s 45-second strawberry ice cream on YouTube convinces me to give this recipe a go. You have to see it to believe it. Why not,…

July 7, 2020

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cheese/ easy everyday/ Fry/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Side/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Mushrooms and Herb Polenta | Two Methods in Cooking Polenta

I have been making different versions of the mushrooms and herb polenta —depending on the kind of mushrooms and herbs I have on hand. So take…

June 30, 2020

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side/ Simmer

Garlic & Chili Baked Beans | Jamie Oliver

When the external conditions are grim, don’t despair, be prepared. Faced with a pandemic with an uncertain end point, let’s get our food supply in order.…

June 19, 2020

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Gluten free/ Low fat/ Sauté

Greens and Beans with Red Chile and Fresh Cheese | Rick Bayless

Besides flour, it seems like beans of all kinds are in high demand during the lockdown phase. Beans will keep for a while in the pantry;…

May 29, 2020

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Bake/ Blanch/ Dairy free/ King Arthur Flour/ Low fat/ Soup

Ramen Noodle with Kale and Mushroom

I really miss a good old ramen bowl more than anything else during the Covid season. In my fantasy dreaming, I’d be having a bowl of…

May 26, 2020

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easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side/ Simmer/ spring/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Herby Zucchini and Peas with Semolina Porridge | Ottolenghi’s “Simple”

In lockdown, nights roll into mornings, mornings into days, and days upon days with no defined schedules or boundaries. Likewise, it seems to me our appetite…

April 28, 2020

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easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Steam/ Toss/ whole grain/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Buckwheat and Haricots Verts Salad | Ottolenghi’s Simple

How do we make it through another day? Exercise our ingenuity and steel our resolve to combat the virus day by day. It’s going to be…

April 17, 2020

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Bake/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Pantry essentials/ Pizza/ Side

Cauliflower Pizza | Gluten-free

What does a bread baker do with all the time on her hands amid the lockdown? Well, my focus has been to bake breads that require…

April 14, 2020

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