This is a delicious chicken dish that looks much fancier than it really is. With just five other ingredients – olive oil, garlic, oregano, lemon, and carrots – the oven does all the work for you. The simplicity of using just a few produce items, mostly kept whole, makes the dish look vibrant, colorful and…
Marinated Artichoke Hearts
Who doesn’t like a marinated artichoke heart, really? Sure, you can buy them already marinated in a jar, but there never seems to be enough artichoke hearts in there, they are very expensive (for some reason), and just not worth buying since you can make them easily at home. Keep them in a mason jar,…
Spicy Fusilli with Roasted Tomato Sauce, Shallots, Pecorino, and Breadcrumbs
Let’s be honest – we are not in peak tomato season, and the tomatoes right now are quite blah. But by slow roasting tomatoes in an oven, even the most out-of-season tomatoes build flavor and become sweet. This is my favorite way of making a tomato sauce when buying tomatoes out of season. Toss it…
Harissa Chickpea Salad
Canned chickpeas are having their moment right now. Inspired by a smashed chickpea salad from a recent Bon Appetit post, I rummaged my fridge for flavors to make my own version. What I came up with was a harissa chickpea salad. For those unfamiliar with harissa, it’s a spicy North African red pepper paste, and…
Cinnamon Apple Oatmeal
A classic. Homemade oatmeal tastes nothing like instant oatmeal. Cooked correctly, oatmeal is a creamy and delicious breakfast. Oatmeal should have a little bit of liquid in it, should not be mushy, and should not lack flavor. You can top oatmeal with whatever accouterments you fancy, but this is my version using the classic flavors…
Citrus Baked Salmon
Times are trying, groceries are low, but please know I would never post any dish on here I would’t normally make – you know, sans crisis. That being said, this slow-baked salmon dish requires just a few ingredients, is doused in olive oil, and relies on the low-and-slow method of cooking it to render a…
Baked Berry Crumble
This simple but delicious brunch dish uses items you likely already have – frozen mixed berries and pantry staples like oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, and butter. It uses unprocessed raw sugar (and not too much of it), is full of healthy and filling oats, and is ready in under an hour. I call this my…
Do-It Yourself Tuna Poke Bowl with Brown Rice
If you enjoy ordering raw fish at a restaurant, but get squeamish at the thought of handling it at home, I’m about to change your life. Handling raw fish is daunting for many and it was for me too. Am I getting good enough fish? How long do I actually have till the fish spoils?…
Zucchini Carpaccio
So, there’s a story behind this. I was having dinner once at a very trendy, very expensive restaurant well-known in LA and New York called Fig and Olive. My friend wanted to order this Zucchini Carpaccio. Carpaccio is usually thinly sliced raw meat or fish, but zucchini? Couldn’t we just make that ourselves? Well, we…
Chicken Thighs with Red Onions, Lemons, and Garbanzo Beans
Dinner in thirty minutes? Check. Low carb and high protein? Check. Budget-friendly? Check. Not compromising on taste and flavor? Check. This has become a go-to meal for me during the week. Something magical happens when red onions and lemons are caramelized in chicken thigh fat. By using skin-on, bone-in chicken thigh, all the flavor is…
Sunday Kitchen Table 