One of my very favorite easy to make breakfast meals is this creamy tarragon and lime avocado toast topped with a warm poached egg. It’s all the goodness of breakfast wrapped up in a perfectly dreamy meal. The thing about avocados is – you have to eat them as soon as they ripen. Wait a few days too long and …
Dairy-free Chocolate Chia Pudding
Dairy-free Chocolate Chia Pudding was created to satisfy your sweet tooth when you want something both healthy and dairy-free. This easy to make dessert uses only a few ingredients, ready to enjoy in a few hours and keeps well for 2-3 days in the refrigerator. Top it with berries for an irresistible treat!
Instant Pot White Chicken Chili with Turmeric and Barberry Sour Cream
Fall is one of my favorite season of the year, especially in Minnesota where colder weather means it’s time to pull out those big cozy sweaters and create some of my favorite comfort foods like this warm Chicken Chili with Turmeric and Barberry infused sour cream. If you haven’t guessed by now, I’m a huge fan of international cuisine. I …
Lubia polow – Persian Rice with Beans
Lubia polow is a traditional rice dish made with green beans, beef, tomatoes, and aromatic spices. This one-pot meal offers the perfect portion of tender meat, healthy vegetables, and rice for a satisfying meal your entire family will love. In Iranian cooking, polow is rice cooked with meat, vegetables, herbs and/or spices. Persian cuisine offers many wonderful varieties of polow …
DIY Cajun Seasoning
If you are anything like me, you’ve had those days when you started a recipe knowing that you have all the right ingredients on hand, only to find out that your spice bottle (you know, the one you need at just that moment) is empty. Could anything be more frustrating when you are in a hurry to get dinner on …
Chinese Smashed Cucumbers
Here in Minnesota, Chinese restaurants are a popular option amidst the sea of eating establishments. I love the five flavors of salty, spicy, sour, sweet, and bitter infused into traditional Chinese cooking, but prefer to avoid the MSG found in most of the food at these restaurants. I asked my friend Rachel to teach me how to make delicious, healthy, …