Chicken tenders are marinated in a tangy mixture of lemon, olive oil and spices in this easy recipe for chicken souvlaki. Marinated chicken. Something carb based. A salad of some sort. Those are the things I try to make every week for lunches. My weekly lunch meal prep sessions take a few hours of cooking …
Filled with sweet bell peppers, pea shoots and scallions, this easy recipe for Seasoned Rice Noodle Salad is excellent served with warm chicken. Spring is setting in here in Maine. Well, spring as we know it. Here, the last days of March through April is known as mud season. Some call it our fifth season, …
When I saw the heads of red cabbage at the farmers market recently, images of pickled red cabbage danced in my head. It’s been eons since I’ve had pickled cabbage and I do so love making pickled veggies. (Those dilly beans!) This recipe isn’t the sweet variety of pickled cabbage (like you’d find jarred in …
The word pickles probably conjures an image of small cucumbers in brine or other pickling solution. But so many foods can be pickled — including green beans. This recipe for Dilly Beans, or Pickled Green Beans with Dill Weed, is a lovely way to preserve summer’s green bean harvest for enjoying all year. The beans came …
Crispy on the outside, bursting with chocolate, soft on the inside. These really are the most perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies ever. I came across the recipe in a moment of need. My daughter had set her sights on making chocolate chip cookies for the entire cast and crew of her production of Les Miserables. But …
Carrot Oatmeal Raisin cookies are soft, tender cookies perfect for sharing. This recipe makes a big batch, so stock some in the cookie jar too. The first time I saw the trailer for Disney’s Christopher Robin movie, my heart swelled. It looked so sweet, so endearing, like such a lovely celebration of childhood. I couldn’t …
Forget mayonnaise based coleslaws! This Tarragon Vinaigrette Coleslaw has a sweet-tangy flavor. With apple cider vinegar, honey, tarragon and more. A funny thing happens when you successfully grow a lot of cabbage: you have to find a lot of ways to eat it. Turns out six heads — and the assorted regrowths we’re experimenting with — …
Peppery radishes get a sweet dill makeover in this easy recipe for pickled radishes. These are great on rice bowls, salads and so much more. My fears that our garden would be an expensive learning experience didn’t last long this spring. Soon, the cabbages were stretching their leaves out and forming tight balls in the center. …
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #AquafinaSparkling #CollectiveBias Stuffed with veggies, cheese and more, these Avocado Bacon Blue Cheese Wraps are a delightful lunch option and easy to make. Here in Maine, winter is relentless — heavy snow, icy winds that whip through the …
Quick and easy to make, this Mild Black Bean Salsa recipe will please the whole family. On a cool summer evenings (they usually are cool here in Maine), a local community band assembles on a stage inside a blow-up shell and plays song after song after song for a big audience. On another summer evening, …
