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Cobb Salad with French Dressing
The classic Cobb salad can be a nutritional nightmare, but this version features a low-calorie French dressing that uses puréed vegetables to create a creamy base. Pimientos give it the familiar flavor...
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Dairy-free Cream of Tomato Soup
Serve this mellow, creamy tomato soup with cheese puffs for a new spin on the classic grilled cheese and tomato soup combo. You can also add leftover meatballs or crumbled sausage for something...
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Sesame Noodles
Who needs a peanut butter and jelly sandwich when you can eat these Asian-style cold noodles instead? They’re tossed with a peanut butter, soy, ginger and sesame sauce seasoned with rice vinegar, red...
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Glazed Radishes
The alchemy of heat changes the character of the radish in the most amazing way. A hint of butter and sweet glaze highlights the mellow, creamy center of braised radishes, which have none of the spicy...
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Arugula Pesto Potato Salad
Arugula can be bitter, but when it’s blended into a pesto and tossed with potatoes, the flavors meld into a tangy bite of delight that goes well with a grilled steak or hamburger. There’s no mayonnaise...
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Chinese Beef Noodle Soup
Chinese Beef Noodle Soup is the perfect comfort food, with noodles, tender beef, and turnips in a rich, perfectly seasoned broth that will bring you back for seconds.The deep, beefy broth is...
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Braised Pork Loin with Mustard Sauce
Enjoy moist, succulent braised pork loin roast with a sauce made from white wine, freshly ground mustard seeds and a dollop of Dijon mustard. It’s full of flavor, like an imported French whole-grain...
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Pasta with Tuna, Walnuts, Lemon and Herbs
Tuna, toasted walnuts, fresh herbs, garlic-infused olive oil and lemon zest brighten up this quick to make pasta that’s ready almost as soon as the pasta cooks. Vary the fresh herbs according to what...
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Thai Chicken with Vegetables
Enjoy tender chicken and vegetables braised in a creamy Thai coconut curry spiced with ginger, sherry, cilantro and lime. Control the heat level by using a Serrano pepper for medium heat, or a jalapeño...
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Green Goddess Salad
This creamy, green herb dressing, seasoned with chives, parsley, lemon, vinegar and anchovies, is equally good on a salad or as a dip. It’s a regional classic from the West Coast that deserves a new...
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Halibut with Tzatziki Sauce
This flaky, tender halibut is marinated in lemon, dill and olive oil and topped with a tzatziki sauce flavored with garlic-infused olive oil instead of garlic cloves. If halibut is overpriced in your...
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Ponzu Sauce, Marinade or Salad Dressing
Use this Japanese citrus based sauce as a glaze for grilled fish, meat or poultry, or mix it with olive oil to make a dressing that works well on greens or pasta. Rather than the usual cocktail sauce,...
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Gluten-free Cinnamon Rolls
Fill your kitchen with the irresistible smell of melted butter, brown sugar and cinnamon and see how fast the family gathers. When I took some next door, hot from the oven, both kids came running...
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Chicken Tikka Skewers and a Review of “The Complete Low-FODMAP Diet”
These moist, succulent chicken skewers owe their tender texture to a spicy yogurt marinade that tastes like it came from an Indian restaurant. Chicken Tikka is traditionally cooked in a tandoor oven,...
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Chicken, Tomato and Gruyère Tart
Bite into this crisp, buttery crust, topped with chicken, tomatoes, Gruyère seasoned with fresh herbs and enjoy the amazing taste. At last, here’s a crust that you can pick up eat with your hands,...
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Country Breakfast Sausage
Sage, pepper, thyme and marjoram blend together for a perfect breakfast sausage with just the right amount of kick from a touch of crushed red pepper. Try the homemade version and you’ll never buy...
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Gluten-free White Chocolate Cake
This light, fluffy yellow cake is perfumed with vanilla and white chocolate, which gives it a delicate, fine-textured crumb that slices easily. It contrasts beautifully with a lemon buttercream...
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Grilled Pork Cutlets with Dijonnaise and Tarragon
Hand-cut pork cutlets are slathered in a homemade Dijonnaise sauce seasoned with fresh tarragon and a touch of brown sugar, then quickly grilled. The sauce keeps the pork from drying out, producing a...
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Pecan, Cranberry and Cornbread Dressing
This pecan and cranberry studded cornbread dressing has the perfect ratio of crispy topping and soft center, with contrasting bursts of flavor in every bite. Plain or topped with gravy, it goes...
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Pesto: an Ode to Translation
Cooking is all about translating a particular taste into the ingredients available locally, as witnessed by the late Marcella Hazan and her life-long effort to make authentic Italian food from what’s...
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