Thanksgiving

Quinoa arugula salad

Arugula, pear and parmesan salad

Roasted cauliflower with parmesan and olives

Fennel, orange and avocado salad

Chocolate pie

Roasted fennel with parmesan

Derby pie (chocolate pecans & bourbon oh my)

Simple bread stuffing

Balsamic vinaigrette

Pumpkin applesauce cake: Paula Deen light

Creamy chicken and rice soup

Green beans with feta and balsamic vinegar

My favorite easy fish preparation is also a perfect January recipe. It ticks all the new years resolution boxes: Cook at home! Be healthier! Eat more fish! Lose weight! My husband swears he always loses weight after we have fish for dinner, even if he’s stuffed after the meal. We all know fish is great…

One recipe, two ideas here: First, that you can use ground turkey in a stir fry. Second, that when you have older, thicker green beans, you can transform them by cutting steep diagonal slices that will absorb a fantastic amount of flavor. My mom has made green beans like this for years, so it always…

One of the best meals to be had in New York City – and very often my first destination off the plane – is a $5 tray of steaming hot dumplings in Chinatown. Xiao long bao – pronunciation shao (rhymes with now) lohng (long O like tone) bow (as in take a bow) – aren’t…