Category Archive: Healthy

Yogurt and Mustard Baked Chicken

This is a pretty simple concept: mix yogurt with a bunch of stuff, pour it over chicken, and put it in the oven. What’s not to love? The recipe I found from Dashing… Continue reading

Caramelized Pears

Dinner party dessert! This Southern Living cookbook is really amazing. They have everything divided by season in terms of what’s available (albeit in the south) but it means that when I choose a… Continue reading

Braised Fennel and Leeks

This was the second course of my friends dinner, and it was pretty good except this definitely is a side dish and I didn’t put it on the side of anything, so it… Continue reading

Chocolate Beet Muffins

These were a bit weird, and I wasn’t originally planning to make them so I had roasted the beets with garlic, salt, pepper, and grape seed oil – oops! But I rinsed them… Continue reading

Asparagus Soup with Coconut Milk

I bought asparagus and then on a whim decided to defrost some soup stock, so then I needed a way to use them together. I found this recipe from Bitter Sweet which I… Continue reading

Jalapeño Turkey Burgers

I have been obsessed with Di Paola turkey ever since twice: 1) When I walked by a farmer’s market thinking I wanted something sweet and then tasted a sample of their sausage and… Continue reading

Roasted Chicken Breasts with Cauliflower and Green Beans

I made this recipe from Lola Cooks with the lovely Meghan Kathleen on a lazy night in front of the TV, which is an important detail because it didn’t require much work, but… Continue reading

Glorified Lentil Soup

So named because we were trying to be experimental, and then Carey says it’s really just glorified lentil soup. Whatever, it was delicious, and healthy, and made use of all the random stuff… Continue reading

Adult Ants-on-a-Log

I’m assuming everyone grew up with the traditional of this – peanut butter and raisins on celery – or maybe that was just a Midwest thing? Either way, this grown-up version is awesome:… Continue reading

Sweet Potato, Kale, and Split Pea Soup

This was delicious, and beautiful, but also a lesson in reading ingredients: the recipe from Dough Eyed Girls calls for a can of diced tomatoes, and when I was putting the can into… Continue reading