It’s the perfect time to try a new one-pot meal! September is like the New Year, in a way. And I am back into a cooking routine, but I want to ease back into it. This recipe is a twist on my favorite one-pot meal, Mediterranean Chicken with Rice. There’s also another variation in my cookbook, Quicker Than Quick, called Weeknight Arroz con Pollo. Delicious!Continue reading
My Raising Healthy Eaters course starts the week of September 12th! If you have any struggles with kids of any age, join me! This course is designed to teach doable strategies for parents and caregivers and alleviate stress, lessen the time in the kitchen (no more making second meals!), help differentiate what is normal eating behavior and so much more. I have had a lot of success teaching parents in this course and the last 15 years. You will be in good hands! Use the code KIDS100 for $100 off.Continue reading
BIG NEWS! I am repeating my very popular and successful bootcamp, Raising Healthy Eaters. I feel really good about the fact that I launched three healthy eaters into the world and have helped hundreds of students with their kiddos. Take my course and you will be in very good hands. Here’s the info and I am even adding BONUS OFFICE HOURS if you need extra support or the class times don’t work well for you. Use the code KIDS100 for $100 OFF. Continue reading
I love giving you 15-minute recipes, but once in a while there comes a dish that is worth the extra effort. This Layered Summer Vegetable Torte is just that. Yes, you have to grill some vegetables and make a simple vinaigrette, but this is a hearty, delicious, veggie-centric showstopper. Every summer I have a few recipes that I put on repeat when I entertain at home, and this was one of my go-to’s from the Summer of 2021 and now it’s back in the rotation!Continue reading
If you’ve been to Jon & Vinny’s in LA, you may recognize this salad which they call Gem Lettuce, Calabrian Chili Dressing, Parmigiano, & Bread Crumbs. It’s basically a spicy Caesar salad with the most delicious breadcrumbs and baby romaine leaves. It’s insanely good and worth every bit of the $16.50 they charge for one portion. Or is it? Well, we can make it at home and it’s just as good, friends! I make it all the time when I have people over or we want a really great Caesar. Ok, let’s do it!Continue reading
I am obsessed with ceviche and I order it all the time at my local Mexican restaurant as an appetizer or as a light dinner. I was in Mexico last fall and had the most amazing sweet and spicy ceviche made from local white fish, mango, avocado and I couldn’t stop thinking about how you can truly combine any fish with a juicy seasonal fruit + lime juice + onion + a spicy ingredient and it’s just addictive. Ceviche is normally made with raw seafood and the citrus juice “cooks” the fish which denatures the protein networks, similar to cooking with heat. That’s why the color changes to opaque and the flesh gets firmer after sitting in a citrus marinade. Here’s the deal – you need to be 100% confident that you are starting with the freshest of fresh seafood because no amount of lime juice is going to obliterate parasites and other nastiness. So, when I make ceviche at home, I give the seafood a quick cook! You can choose to get sushi grade fish and not precook it of course.Continue reading
This pasta recipe is the ultimate summer dish! My entire family goes crazy for it. I accidentally overcooked some zucchini once and saw that it turned a bit mushy, almost like a sauce and immediately thought it would be delicious over pasta. And it was!! I taught this recipe in a class early last summer and received rave reviews from my students too! After I filmed the class, I saw a similar recipe on Smitten Kitchen for “zucchini butter spaghetti.” It is a pure coincidence and I came up with this recipe on my own. My recipe uses quite a bit more zucchini, less butter and cheese, and the addition of shallot and lemon which I think makes the dish!
I can eat shrimp any which way and my kids love it too, so I always keep it in the freezer for a quick weeknight meal. I buy wild peeled and deveined frozen shrimp from my local Costco and either defrost it all day in the fridge or take the shrimp I want and defrost it in cold water (usually takes about 15 minutes.) This preparation is healthy, light, easy, and QUICK!! It is packed with flavor and goes beautifully over rice, cauli rice, potatoes or toasted bread.Continue reading
