I have been playing a LOT with cranberries this holiday season, in many different ways, and have completely fallen in love with them as an ingredient. Such little bursts of color and flavor! This Cranberry Chicken Stuffed Squash is my favorite cranberry creation to date: there are many layers to the flavor, such as the warmly savory shredded chicken, the subtle sweetness of onions and parsnips[...]
Sometimes I have a Grinch moment, and I think "healthy seasonal food in the winter is ugly, and boring, and difficult, and time-consuming to prepare." But I know that's not the truth. Many traditional favorites do rely on truckloads of sugar in various forms to liven them up (pumpkin pie, pecan pie, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes loaded with marshmallows) but there's beauty and eas[...]
I had a butternut squash to use up, so this vegetable tart was born! Isn't it fun how something utterly delicious can be the result of something so prosaic as the need for new fridge space? Since everything is better curried, I went that direction with the flavor profile and added sweet softened onions, golden raisins and a kick from red pepper flakes to really make this recipe my own. [...]
I'm a bit of a baking addict, but this is my effort to cook more savory dishes. Meet a gorgeous, aromatic riff on beef massaman curry that's paleo (goodbye potatoes, sugar, and peanuts) and is a good introduction to cooking with ingredients you may not have much experience with, such as star anise, green cardamom pods, and kaffir lime leaves. It's worth noting that everything in this reci[...]