This is a great quick weeknight dinner or weekend meal when the whole family needs to eat quickly! The salty, crunchy bits of bacon flavor the entire bowl, with little dollops of creamy ricotta melting throughout. I especially love to make this in spring when the peas are tender and fresh, but it’s equally satisfying with frozen peas for a warm and filling bowl. The beans hide amongst the pasta for a nice little healthy addition, too!
This recipe is a fun flip on a traditional lobster roll – reimagined as a lobster salad and brioche croutons served in lettuce cups. Perfect for individual bites or as a beautiful platter, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
We’re making such a simple and glorious summer lunch today – gazpacho! I love a raw soup served cold on hot summer days, and even better when it’s as easy as this one. I’ve added watermelon to the mix with sun-ripened tomatoes, which gives it an extra burst of sweetness and hydration, plus tons of cucumbers, and a little pop of jalapeño! This recipe is great if you want to make it a day ahead and let the flavors meld overnight in the fridge.
Slow simmered meat and veg, topped with creamy clouds of mashed parsnips instead of traditional potatoes, this Shepard’s Pie is easy, versatile, and will scratch that winter comfort food itch in all the best ways!!
PS. I went to a dinner party years ago where this was the main dish and was the biggest hit — it remains one of my favorite meals that is casual as they come but still eats like a celebration.✨
This preparation was inspired by a TikTok video I have not been able to find since I first saw it, and it looked so good I was forced to order an Air Fryer on the spot so I could make THIS: perfectly tender salmon with the crispiest skin and the sticky-spicy glaze of everyone’s dreams in 10 minutes flat.
I added sushi rice, a delectable creamy-salty-spicy mayo (good with chicken too!), and plenty of chopped fresh crunchy veg to round it out.
This simple salad is deliciously crisp, flecked with salty, rich Manchego cheese, and glossed with a saucy chopped lemon vinaigrette.
There are many dishes from The Chew that you guys loved, but this was one of the favorites! A meltingly cheesy, mostly veggie, deliciously sweet and savory take on mac-n-cheese that I made using chickpea pasta for some extra protein/fiber — and my kids and I loved it!!
Bonus: you can make the whole thing ahead and freeze for future quick & easy meals.
This is one of my favorite easy entertaining meals. You can sear the chicken ahead of time if you’re having a crowd and then finish a big tray of thighs in the oven all at once so they’re hot when guest are ready to eat. Because these thighs are served on the bone, it’s virtually impossible to overcook them – they’ll be juicy, tender, and flavorful throughout.
Then I top the golden brown bird with a bright combination of garlic and herbs with some zippy lemon zest called GREMOLATA! Get to know it, because having this mix at your fingertips is equally great for dunking bread, glossing any protein, or drizzling over pasta – even hiding any burned bits that are a little more “rustic” than you would like. Plus, it sounds fancy.
Yes, you read that right. Easy, creamy, lusciously delicious, totally not cheesy (’cause it’s vegan!) sauce for all your noodle-slathering needs. My sister, Arabella, inspired this recipe with a recent dinner she made for her and her cutie boyfriend, T.
We used the very waist-friendly Tofu Shirataki Noodles (literally 10 calories per serving), to lighten up what is a truly decadent dish. But this sauce would work perfectly over any pasta. Give it a try!
And in case you thought I wouldn’t give you all the realness you’ve come to know and expect (and love???), stay tuned for some totally unfiltered pregnant Daph coming at you in this episode.
This combo is the angel and the devil on your shoulder, coming together as one in a single happy mouthful. Rich, meaty, hearty bolognese meets its besty in the light but oh-so-satisfying and so-good-you-cannot-believe-it’s-not-pasta tendrils of spaghetti squash (75 calories per cup… you know I hate to bring up calories, but this is one instance in which it is SO GOOD I HAD TO!).
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