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Jamaican cuisine is characterized by its rich use of spices and herbs, and especially the use of allspice in savory dishes for a sweet undernote to complex and well-balanced flavors. This curry-like stew is an easy introduction to this delicious approach to spicing up your food.
Traditional, simple, and delicious, this recipe uses a classic poultry cooking technique called spatchcocking, or butterflying, to open the chicken up. It’s a good technique to learn, because it lets you roast a whole chicken in under an hour! Tip: While the chicken is cooking, roast a pan of your favorite veggies on the lower […]
Lemon and garlic pair with fresh ingredients for a sauce that will bring a lovely, light zing to your angel hair pasta. Both the sauce and the pasta in this recipe cook up in a flash, making it ideal for a last minute dinner, perfect for using up the last tomato in your fruit basket.
Sweet, exotic mango complements spicy chili to bring an enticing depth of flavor to a simple quesadilla. Avocado and black bean bring healthful fat and protein to the dish for a meal that will keep you satisfied.
Posole, also spelled “pozole,” is a Mexican dish which takes its name from the Nahuatl languages and their name for hominy, a product made by soaking dried corn in an alkaline solution. This traditional soup contains a few ingredients that are less commonly used in the northern United States, like hominy and tomatillos. They’re still […]
While asparagus is fresh and in-season, there’s no better vegetable. If you get carried away with your asparagus purchases the way we do, a frittata is a simple and delicious way to enjoy asparagus at its best. Tip: If you choose to use leftover asparagus that’s already cooked, add the asparagus to the pan with […]
Chicken marinara is a well-loved dish, and it doesn’t need much modification to make it a nutritious dinner option. The key to flavor with no added sugar is a long, slow simmer time, so plan this for a day when you can do a little meal prepping while the sauce bubbles away in the background.
This is best made in late summer when the tomatoes are in abundance in your garden or at the farmer’s market. Choose a whole-grain pasta to get the best nutritional benefit from this uncomplicated and classic marinara dish.