Healthful Eats

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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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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ enriched dough/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ pasta/ Side

Butter-Poached Corn with Squid-Ink Pasta | Everyday Dorie

Three weeks into the lockdown, we can cook anything we want for the coronavirus edition at Cook-the-Book-Friday. I choose the butter-poached corn with egg noodles since…

April 10, 2020

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Appetizer/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Bulgur with Mushrooms and Feta | Ottolenghi’s Simple

An efficient and well-sourced pantry of everyday ingredients my family loves to eat has taken me years to establish. The pantry inspires the wellspring of ideas…

March 31, 2020

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dessert/ Dorie Greenspan/ Fruit/ Pantry essentials/ quick cake

Last-of-the-Bunch Banana Bundt | Everyday Dorie

The New York metropolitan area is now the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. With the ever-rising community infections, going out to the grocery stores can be…

March 27, 2020

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Bake/ classics/ Low fat/ Sauté/ scalable

Healthy Baked Potato with Ratatouille | Curtis Stone

You bake the Provencal vegetables (tian in French), a classic casserole dish of thinly sliced vegetables of zucchini, eggplant, and tomatoes, in a shallow earthenware. As…

March 17, 2020

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Pantry essentials/ Sauté/ Side

Ginger Fried Rice | Everyday Dorie

Dorie Greenspan in Everyday Dorie shows us how to use ginger to make fried rice taste fantastically fresh and enlivened. This turns out far better than…

March 13, 2020

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Blanch/ Dairy free/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ my favorites/ Roast/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Roasted Spring Vegetables with Tahini Sauce | Ottolenghi

The roasted spring vegetables is a version of Ottolenghi’s whole roasted cauliflower with tahini sauce inspired by the multi-color cauliflowers I’ve found lately in the market.…

March 9, 2020

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Dairy free/ Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ mezze (small plates)/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Side

Chickpea Tahini Salad | Everyday Dorie

Why have I not put together a chickpea tahini salad instead of blending all the same ingredients to make hummus? Good question. We are, by and…

February 14, 2020

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Fry/ Gluten free

Mushroom Stroganoff | Ultimate Veg

Beef Stroganoff, created in Russia, has been around over a hundred years. Due to the popularity of this dish, there have been many renditions around the…

January 29, 2020

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ pasta/ Sauté

Pasta with Cabbage and Winter Squash | Everyday Dorie

“Some dishes just pop into your head while you’re fretting that there’s nothing in the house for dinner,” quoting Dorie Greenspan’s in Everyday Dorie. We all…

January 24, 2020

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5 ingredients or less/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials/ pasta/ Roast/ scalable/ Simmer

Pasta with Roasted Cauliflower | Veggies Forward

My new year resolution is to continue the healthy trend of a plant-based plan. The minimalist approach of pasta with cauliflower is originally derived from a…

January 2, 2020

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Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Toss/ whole wheat

Herb Tabbouleh with Pomegranate & Za’atar Dressing

The herb tabbouleh with pomegranate and za’atar dressing recipe comes from Jamie Oliver. It gets my attention because of the sparkling pomegranate seeds. There is one…

December 24, 2019

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5 ingredients or less/ breakfast/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials/ Simmer/ Soup

Basic Miso Soup | Temple Food

There are a few dishes which come to my mind instantly when I think Asian. They are dim sum, steam fish and miso soup. Dim sum…

November 14, 2019

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easy everyday/ Pantry essentials/ Poultry/ year round/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Roast Chicken with Preserved Lemon | Ottolenghi

There are many ways to skin a cat. By the same token, there are many ways to roast a chicken. I don’t roast a chicken whole…

October 6, 2019

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Nut/ Sugar free

Matcha Latte | With Dates and Cashews

My next favorite drink to a caffe latte is a matcha latte. It’s just a convenient and satisfying drink to get in any Starbucks, especially when…

September 20, 2019

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ Toss/ whole grain

Soba Noodle Salad | Mark Bittman

For a weekday dinner, there’s nothing more convenient than reaching into the pantry. In this case, when soba noodle is available, you have an easy and…

September 17, 2019

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Levain bread/ Pantry essentials/ Salad/ summer/ Toss

Tomato and Peach Panzanella | Everyday Dorie

Dorie starts by saying: “panzanella is an Italian salad that has toured the world and picked up ingredients and ingenious additions at every port.” Instead of…

September 13, 2019

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Braise/ Fish/ my favorites/ Pantry essentials/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Spiced Buttermilk Cod with Lentil | Ottolenghi

My Sunday ritual of late involves going to the farmers’ market, get some fresh-caught seafood and cook it for dinner. I have been repeating this routine…

September 5, 2019

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Dairy free/ Gluten free/ Grill/ Low fat/ Salad/ Savory/ summer/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Yellow Pepper and Corn Salad with Turmeric Dressing | Ottolenghi

Which is my favorite summer corn recipe? It’s tough to pick winners among so many. Corn chowder, fritter, polenta, corn bread or corn muffin? Anyway you…

August 31, 2019

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dessert/ Fruit/ Jim Lahey/ Low fat/ my favorites/ quick cake/ scalable

Orange Olive-Oil Cake | Torta D’olio D’oliva

Don’t let a simple cake like this fool you. It delivers spectacular flavor, uses wholesome ingredients, and easy to mix by hand. If you attend to…

August 27, 2019

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Gluten free/ Low fat/ Mark Bittman/ Salad/ summer/ Toss

Kale and Sugar Snap Pea Salad

Looking for a salad that doesn’t weep, wilt or lose its vibrant color, consider the kale and sugar snap pea salad. This salad can stay on…

August 23, 2019

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Dorie Greenspan/ easy everyday/ Gluten free/ Simmer/ Soup/ summer

Fresh-Off-The-Cob Corn Chowder | Everyday Dorie

This is a win-win fresh corn chowder from Everyday Dorie. If you’re concerned about food waste in your own home, this fresh-off-the-cob corn chowder scores a…

August 9, 2019

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Fry/ Gluten free/ Roast/ summer/ Toss/ Yotam Ottolenghi

Roasted Sweet Potatoes & Fresh Figs | Jerusalem

I have been waiting for the seasonal fresh figs to arrive so I can make this dish. Roasted sweet potatoes and fresh figs, combined with chile,…

August 6, 2019

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