Easy to follow, adaptable recipes for the busy home cook.
This panzanella salad recipe with peaches is a simple Tuscan bread salad that celebrates fresh summer peaches, tomatoes, cucumbers and basil. Great side or lunch dish. The bread salad starts with a loaf of crusty bread turned into golden bread cubes. You then add a few fresh-from-the-market peaches, tomatoes, basil and cucumbers (and some ripped…
This vegetable strudel recipe wraps a savory filling of sweet potatoes, onion, peppers, apple, spinach & goat cheese in a flaky puff pastry. It’s a wonderful make-ahead main or side dish for a special occasion. And easy with a great shortcut. I’ve been imagining some sort of vegetarian puff pastry recipe for some time now….
You can hear that crispiness when you tap these crispy oven baked chicken wings. The Cooks Illustrated method makes them deliciously addictive without frying! Finish them with whatever sauce or dip you like best. I usually stay away from chicken wings (not exactly healthy food), but every once in awhile, I can’t get them out…
A simple refreshing fruit salsa has endless uses and only a 10-15 minute prep time. Great as a condiment for fish or chicken, taco filling, cheese & cracker topping and more. I love this little fruit salsa recipe because it’s flexible, quick, easy, adaptable to your taste and, most importantly, flavorful and fresh. It’s a…
Summer is here! I’m sharing our best BBQ recipes – mains and sides – that can be made in 30 minutes or less. I figure some of you, like me, love eating food made on the grill, but don’t want spend a lot of time cooking and prepping on a lazy summer day. I love…
Seasonal vegetables get front row attention in this vegetable pasta recipe with wine sauce. A versatile, vegetarian weeknight meal in 30 minutes with grilled or roasted veggies that you can make ahead. If you’re looking for a meatless meal, this is a good one to try. It’s rich and substantial and totally flexible to what…
You will be hard pressed to go back to eating store bought Naan after making this easy Naan recipe. With 5 basic ingredients and no special equipment, treat yourself to a delicious, versatile bread for dipping, scooping or filling. For this easy naan recipe, you will need water, yeast, sugar, salt and flour. Do not…
Mouthwatering maple salmon with peach salsa is an impressive company-worthy dish bursting with flavor. And easy to make. I’m pretty sure that even people who are not salmon fans will love this maple glazed salmon with peach salsa. The maple, ginger, soy and garlic glaze is fantastic. When you add the fresh peach salsa spiked…
