Mock guacamole made with steamed asparagus and picante sauce instead of avocado. A low-fat, avocado-free dip with the same creamy green look and tangy flavor.
Peanut butter and jelly streusel bars with a brown sugar PB cookie base, strawberry jam middle, and oat-crumble topping. The lunchbox sandwich reinvented for the cookie tray.
Microwave potatoes and eggs, a one-bowl breakfast with hash browns, turkey bacon, eggs, melted cheddar, and salsa. Ready in 10 minutes for a fast protein-packed morning.
Hearty vegetable pasta soup with zucchini, carrots, tomatoes, six cloves of garlic, and fettuccine in chicken broth. A warming one-pot soup for cold, rainy days.
Stuffed cheese pizza: Chicago-style deep dish with whole wheat crust hiding mozzarella and broccoli between two layers, topped with pizza sauce at the end. Inside-out flavor.
Granola scones studded with five-fruit cocktail, baked as one large round and cut into wedges. Crunchy granola clusters, tender crumb, and a sugar-sparkled top.
Homemade English muffins cooked on a griddle, not baked. Soft yeasted dough with cornmeal-dusted tops and bottoms, full of nooks and crannies for catching melted butter.
Classic Italian focaccia with a slow double rise, generous olive oil, and a customizable topping. Authentic Ligurian flatbread for snacking, sandwiches, or alongside soups and salads.
Lamb Creole gumbo with browned riblets, stewed tomatoes, okra, black-eyed peas, white wine, and lemon. A Cajun-Louisiana stew with a lamb twist that freezes well.
Magiritsa, the traditional Greek Easter soup of slow-simmered lamb and liver, rice, fresh herbs, and a silky egg-lemon avgolemono finish. Eaten after midnight mass to break the Lenten fast.
Penne arrabbiata with a vodka cream sauce: tomatoes, red pepper flakes, garlic, and vodka simmered with heavy cream and tossed with penne and Parmesan.
Potato kugel bread with mashed potatoes, bread flour, and wheat germ baked into a dense, chewy loaf. A Jewish-inspired yeast bread with a texture like a knish or kugel.
Chinese crispy beef shin marinated with star anise and cinnamon, simmered, frozen, sliced paper-thin, deep-fried, then tossed with caramelized sugar and toasted sesame seeds.
Venison stew simmers browned venison with onion, bay, Worcestershire, and a hint of allspice until fork-tender, then adds carrots and potatoes. A hearty, warmly spiced stew that tames the gamey edge and warms a cold night.
Southern-style cheesy okra and crab casserole: fresh crabmeat baked with sliced okra, diced carrot and Tabasco in an egg custard, then topped with melted cheddar. A Gulf Coast main dish with Lowcountry roots.
Red Snapper, Veracruz (Huachinango Ala Veracr) recipe