Sheet Pan Chicken with Zucchini
I'm going to say right off the bat that this isn't a glamorous recipe. Chicken thighs and summer squash aren't fancy. But when roasted...
Quinoa with Black Beans
You know that quinoa has gone mainstream when you can find it at Costco. Quinoa has become very popular as a healthful, meat-free source...
Slow-Roasted Salmon
I've cooked salmon every which way -- baked, broiled, grilled, and air-fried. Recently Champ and I had salmon at a wedding reception that...
Summer Farro Salad
This salad is the epitome of healthy summer cooking. All of the ingredients (besides the farro) can be added straight from the fridge and...
Minestrone Salad
This summery pasta salad is inspired by one of my wintertime favorites: minestrone soup. You get all the vegetables, pasta and beans in...
Cobb Salad with Shrimp, Avocado & Bacon
Bacon and avocados used to be off-limits for those of us watching our weight due to their high fat content. Thankfully, times have...
Sheet Pan Chicken with Potatoes, Carrots and Asparagus
Sheet pan dinners are popular for a good reason: everything cooks together in one pan at the same time. Clean-up is a breeze. About the...
Strawberry-Chicken Salad with Pecans and Feta Cheese
Even though the summer heat hasn't quite set in, I'm already in my no-cook mode. To me, summer means casual, easy-to-assemble dinners...
Italian-Style Turkey Meatballs
This recipe for turkey meatballs is a sacrilege to traditional Italian cooks because the meatballs are not fried in lots of oil before...
Sheet Pan Chicken with Baby Potatoes and Mushrooms
This wonderful, one-pan dinner was created by Dorie Greenspan, an award-winning American cookbook author who lives half of the year in...
One-Pot Pasta Primavera with Shrimp
If you think that pasta is off limits when you’re trying to lose weight, think again. Italians eat pasta nearly every day, yet the...
Roast Chicken Provencal
Although I live in the American Midwest, I subscribe to the Sunday New York Times. It’s not that I crave “all the news that fit to...
Sheet Pan Teriyaki Salmon and Vegetables
I am on the fence with salmon. It's not my favorite fish but I eat it because, damnation, it's good for me. This sheet-pan recipe,...
Eat-the-Rainbow Vegetable Soup
Two days ago it was sunny and warm-ish in the Kansas City area. I posted a recipe for Eat-the Rainbow salad thinking that it's finally...
Simple Chicken Tortilla Soup
I am a big fan of the Smitten Kitchen website, created by a young New York City woman who is married with two kids and has no...
Shepherd’s Pie with Ground Turkey
Shepherd's Pie is a traditional Irish recipe of ground meat topped with mashed potatoes and baked in the oven. It was originally made...
Sheet Pan Greek Chicken with Roasted Potatoes
Southern Living Magazine has been a reliable recipe source for Southern cooks since 1966 when it was introduced by the publishers of...
Julia Child's Trimmed Down, Eased up Boeuf Bourgignon
When the film Julie and Julia came out in 2009, moviegoers clamored to buy Julia Child's seminal cookbook, "Mastering the Art of French...
Smashed Pea and Barley Soup
One of the most popular items on the menu at California Pizza Kitchen, besides the obvious plethora of pizzas, is their Smashed Pea and...
Tuna Noodle Casserole
I grew up Catholic in the 1950's and '60's, which meant that my family ate a lot of tuna noodle casseroles on Friday nights. My mom made...