Basil Black Pepper Chicken & Broccoli

The perfect weeknight meal is here! This black pepper chicken & broccoli is a simple skillet dinner that comes together speedily with a hint of spice.

This basil and black pepper chicken & broccoli is my kind of weeknight meal. It comes together in one skillet, uses a handful of fresh ingredients & lets the pantry bring the back up to maximize those flavors. I like to use boneless skinless chicken thighs because the darker meat is more forgiving and a […]

Fig Tahini Seed Cycling Energy Balls

These fig flecked seed cycling energy balls are packed with tahini, sunflower & sesame seeds, so they're the perfect no cook treat for the luteal phase.

It’s contradictory, but: when you’re the only person who cooks, even in a home for two, you never make anything just the way you like it. My earliest food memories took place in various kitchens. There was the flour-dredged wooden table of Nanny D where we greased baking sheets with butter papers she’d hoarded for […]

Summery Harissa Carrot Salad

With summer comes my favorite make ahead harissa carrot salad! It's light & crisp, sweet & spicy, packed with fresh herbs, lemon zest & a hint of garlic.

With summer comes my favorite make ahead harissa carrot salad! It’s light & crisp, sweet & spicy, packed with fresh herbs, lemon zest & a hint of garlic. Plus, it gets better with the time it spends in its dressing, so you can keep it for several days in the fridge. And my husband hates […]

Spicy & Sticky Ginger Peach Chicken Wings

A messy fingered take on sweet and sticky peach chicken wings from https://meatified.com with plenty of spice, but no nightshades. Great for game day or potlucks!

I never thought I’d find myself making wings after The Sporting Event That Shall Not Be Named, but here we are with these peach chicken wings taking center stage! Since my As-American-As-They-Come husband is also contrarily an avowed Despiser Of Chicken Wings, he agreed to humor me making these Almost Naked Chicken Wings for the […]

Rooibos Tea Oatmeal with Vanilla Scented Blueberries

Cozy up with this oatless rooibos tea oatmeal with a hint of caramel & spice, piled high with fragrant vanilla blueberries for a not-too-sweet breakfast from https://meatified.com.

Because I’m craving warm, cozy food and because I had a hankering for something a little sweeter for breakfast this week, I came up with this rooibos tea oatmeal. It’s actually very minimally sweetened and – like all of my oatless oatmeal recipes – has a secret hidden veggie that you’d never know was lurking […]