Beef, Chicken, Lamb, Pork, Turkey Archives

Healthy chicken and mushrooms on a white plate on a rustic table.

22 Healthy Chicken and Mushroom Recipes

Chicken and mushrooms are the ultimate comfort food combination, and you’re sure to find the perfect fit for any occasion in this list of healthy recipes.

Mexican tacos stuffed with glazed chicken

20 Healthy Mexican Chicken Recipes

Packed with vibrant flavor and wholesome ingredients, Mexican food is one of the most popular cuisines in the world for good reason.

Southwestern Stuffed Peppers

Carrie Vitt is one of the sweetest people I know and she’s got a great new cookbook out called The Grain-Free Family Table: 125 Delicious Recipes for Fresh, Healthy Eating

A New Experience, Thai Chicken Curry, + Saturday Shares

Never in my life did I imagine that at 44 years old I would: 1. wear a singlet in public 2. lift weights in front of judges and a crowd

Roasted Fresh Ham with Bourbon Citrus Maple Glaze

“When daily life is directly tied to the ebbs and flows of nature, as they are in agriculture, one cannot help but observe that life and death are forever in

Storing Potatoes Properly + Shepherd’s Pie Recipe #SaveItSunday

Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Glad in conjunction with their #SAVEITSUNDAY program. With #SAVEITSUNDAY, Glad hopes to educate the public about the consequences of food waste, and I am

Slow Cooker Asian Short Ribs

With the lazy days of summer over and my kids’ school year very much back in full swing, I am reacquainting myself with things such as getting breakfast ready at

Grilled Endive, Steak, and Tomato Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing

*Disclosure: This post is part of my ongoing relationship with the folks from California Endive Farms. I’ve received complementary boxes of endive over the past few months and I am

Beef with Pomegranate Molasses from An Edible Mosaic Cookbook

Meat and Vegetable Casserole with Pomegranate (Kowaj)

I am so sorry it’s been so quiet around here! The truth is, behind the scenes things have been anything but: for the past few weeks, I’ve been busy working

What I’ve Been Reading + Lamb Stuffed Eggplant from Jerusalem: A Cookbook

I’ve acquired a number of wonderful books in the past few months. I’ve mentioned a few here and there in the context of recipes that I’ve featured…now I’m going to

Chicken, Endive, and Root Vegetable Soup with Endive Parsley Pesto

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Discover Endive. I have received two complimentary shipments of California endive over the last few months, and I am

Braised Sausage and Tomatoes with Chard and Poached Eggs

I adore meals I can make in a flash, but now that winter’s (finally!) here, I’ve happily settled into the habit of preparing dishes that require longer cooking times…dishes with

Red Curry with Turkey, Sweet Potato, and Baby Bok Choy

I know I might be pushing it by posting a turkey leftovers recipe a full three days after Thanksgiving. I imagine many of you transformed your turkey bones into stock,

Padma Lakshmi’s Chicken Soup with Butternut Squash and Spinach

Every so often, I like to stack up a bunch of the cookbooks I haven’t looked through in a while, plop down on the couch, and reacquaint myself with each

Homemade Hot Dogs (Charcutepalooza Challenge #7)

After last month’s extremely fun sausage making get-together with Peter and Julia, I was really hoping we’d be able to do this month’s challenge together, too. Alas, a meat blending

Lamb Merguez Sausage

I once had a bad experience with lamb. I don’t remember the particular occasion; I just know I’ve spent all the years since professing a strong dislike for any food

Why Charcutepalooza Rocks (aka My Better Late Than Never BlogHer Food Recap)

Tomorrow is this month’s charcutepalooza “reveal”, and I was planning to include these photos from Cathy, Kim, and Sean’s sausage-making demo at BlogHer Food in that post. While I was

Homemade Breakfast Sausage

This month’s Charcutepalooza challenge (dreamed up by meat mavens Cathy and Kim) was to try our hands at grinding meat, and then turn it into sausage. Like pretty much everything

Home Cured Bacon, Chard, and Walnut Tart

Post update: On 4/19/11 I entered this recipe into the Foodbuzz BACONALIA challenge for a chance to win. A couple of weeks ago, food52 put out a call for “your

Charcutepalooza Challenge #3: Brining

This past month, Charcutepalooza was all about brining. Our fearless leaders in all things meat, Cathy and Kim, challenged us to make corned beef. Corned beef is usually made with

Thai-Inspired Coconut Chicken Noodle Soup

I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. I love Kitchen Play. I think the concept of the site is terrific: I was psyched to do a product review/giveaway

Charcutepalooza Challenge #2: The Salt Cure

This month’s Charcutepalooza challenge was The Salt Cure. Using Charcuterie as our reference guide, Cathy and Kim tasked us with making fresh bacon. If you’ve been reading my blog for

Giving Thanks, Sage Butter Roasted Turkey, and a T-Day Recipe Round-up

I did not advance to Challenge 8 of Project Food Blog, but I want to thank all of you for your tremendous support over the last few months. I had

Chicken Salad with Persimmon, Pecans, and Thyme

This light and nutritious salad is a great way to make use of roast chicken leftovers. It would also be fabulous with leftover turkey, so make sure to set some