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Black Bean Butternut Squash Chili

December 1, 2015 by Allison Hudson

On a crisp day this chili is just what the doctor ordered, in so many ways. It’s a great make ahead and pre-portioned servings freeze beautifully. This chili is meatless and can be a welcome respite from heavy cold-weather dishes, yet is still very satisfying.

Categories: Dinner, Lunch, Proteins, Soups • Tags: Black Bean Chili, Butternut Squash Black Bean Chili, Butternut Squash Chili, Chili, Healthy Chili, Healthy Chili Recipe, Healthy Dinner, Healthy Recipe, Leftovers, Make Ahead, Meatless Chili, Recipe, Vegetarian Chili

Lasagna with Chicken & Mushrooms (Gluten-Free)

August 28, 2015 by Allison Hudson

This delicious dish was unusual for us only in that we do not by design have to avoid gluten. However with what feels like a growing number of friends who must omit the grain-based protein, it seems to make sense to get a handle on a few staples. I am proud to say that our first gluten-intolerant dinner guest pronounced this dish delicious! This lasagna can be made with traditional noodles as well. Which leads me from various dietary needs […]

Categories: Dinner, Pastas, Proteins • Tags: Chicken, Comfort Food, Corn Flour, Dinner, Food Photography, Gluten-Free, Healthy Dinner, Lasagna, Mushrooms, Photography, Recipe, Roast Chicken

Sesame Crusted Salmon w. Baby Bok Choy

May 13, 2015 by Allison Hudson

I received a copy of the new magazine Organic Life a few weeks ago and while flipping through came across this intriguing recipe. Intriguing to me that is, and only because I’m not typically inclined to use bok choy, let alone venture out of my comfort zone to make our proteins ‘crusted’. After reading the steps once, twice and a third time for trap doors, it was clear that this dinner is really easy and entirely week-night friendly. Besides being […]

Categories: Dinner, Proteins • Tags: Bok Choy, Healthy Dinner, Omega-3, One-Pot Dinner, Recipe, Salmon, Sesame, Weeknight Dinner

Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons

March 20, 2015 by Allison Hudson

If a snowstorm on the first day of Spring isn’t a great reason to make a lighter but still warming soup, I don’t know what is! This dish would be great for the coming weeks as temps keep climbing but nights are chilly. It delivers a major antioxidant punch from all the tomatoes, and is especially delicious if you use homemade chicken broth. But I have to discuss what makes me the most excited about this soup’s recipe, because it […]

Categories: Soups • Tags: Cooking Techniques, Easy Dinner, Food Photography, Grilled Cheese, Healthy Dinner, Light Dinner, Make Ahead, Recipe, Tomato Soup

End of Winter Pasta with Fennel & Lemon

March 17, 2015 by Allison Hudson

In the midst of prepping last week’s Spring Training Granola, I stopped to marvel at our stand mixer. It was actually one of our first joint purchases, made relatively soon after we met and used at the weekend house we shared upstate with another friend, where we filled a few winters with cook-and-bake-a-thons in the group friendly kitchen. During those years, when Spring would finally come around and the ratio of time spent indoors vs outdoors would inevitably shift, we […]

Categories: Dinner, Pastas • Tags: Food Photography, Healthy Dinner, Healthy Pasta, Light Pasta, Pasta, Photography, Quick Dinner, Recipe, Seasonal Recipe

Meyer Lemon Chicken with Barley Risotto & Broccoli Rabe

February 4, 2015 by Allison Hudson

Another weeknight! And are you like me in that you were over skinless, boneless chicken breast about five or six years ago, but don’t always feel like taking on a whole roasted chicken because among other things, you don’t have 90 minutes to wait and don’t want to deal with chicken wings on a Wednesday night? And do you love risotto, but feel a little nutritionally void/groggy shortly after you enjoy? Or, does your family love roasted chicken, and want […]

Categories: Dinner, Sides • Tags: Featured, Healthy Dinner, Healthy Risotto, How-To, Make Ahead, Photography, Recipe

Broth Lover’s Chicken Soup

January 27, 2015 by Allison Hudson

So there may or may not have been a major snowstorm in the New York metropolitan area. One thing is for sure though, it’s really cold! Why? Because at the moment it’s Winter. Could the media’s love of hyping the Winter season perhaps explain the broth trend that’s been heating up since the beginning of the year? (i.e. You must have broth to survive winter?) I kid – I think the broth trend is explained by other fundamentals: broth is […]

Categories: Soups • Tags: Chicken Soup, Cold Weather Dinner, Dinner, Food Photography, Healthy Dinner, Make Ahead, Recipe

Turkey Chili to Kick off a Snowy Weekend

January 23, 2015 by Allison Hudson

Winding down the week here and since I was lucky enough to visit Colorado from last week until yesterday, oh, how glad I am that I’d made this Turkey Chili before I left. We had a few servings right away and froze the rest for this very not-quite-caught-up yet evening. Plus, I was extra-inspired to share this because a friend recently asked, ‘do you have any recipes that would be helpful for a family with a two-year old who doesn’t […]

Categories: Proteins, Soups • Tags: Chili, Healthy Dinner, Make-Ahead Dinner, Recipe

Mushroom Bolognese with Lean Protein

January 16, 2015 by Allison Hudson

Why is it a good idea to make this Mushroom Bolognese? Because Bolognese sauce is a top contender for favorite winter dinners, especially for Sundays when there is more time to let the sauce simmer away in the late afternoon leading up to dinner. But, its popularity in our household means that we’ve branched out ingredients-wise so as not to be eating the meat-heavy version of the sauce on a regular basis. Of course removing meat presents the challenge […]

Categories: Dinner, Pastas, Proteins • Tags: Food, Food Photography, Healthy Dinner, Photography, Recipe, Vegetarian