Anchovy Beans, or better known as anchovy sizzle beans, are the no-cook comfort food recipe that I need you to have. They work in every season, summer, winter, fall, you name it - and are just the epitome of easy, comforting and delicious. And don't let the anchovies scare you! We mitigate the saltiness with a few other ingredients, and they end up adding just a luscious depth of flavor that people will say they "just can't put their finger on."
These tomato tarts are personal-sized and perfect for serving at parties, brunches, or gatherings. They're also pretty fun to make just for yourself, too. Creamy goat cheese melts into the tart, while the tomato celebrates all the best that summer has to offer.
This soup is rich and comforting yet surprisingly filled with light ingredients. I call it a perfect "transition" recipe, as we ease into fall from summer.
If you are looking for a crispy, high-protein, easy and delicious addition to your meals, let me introduce you to crispy quinoa. It's easy to make, it's toasty and delicious, and it's so versatile. Here is how to make it, and a few of my favorite variations!
This is a one-pan 20-minute dinner that is creamy, filling, nutritious and delicious. Build a quick tomato curry and then gently poach whitefish right on top, and your meal is ready! Plus, it's dairy-free and easily made vegan if you swap the fish for grilled tofu. This is one of my favorite ways to use simple ingredients to make a dinner that is packed with flavor and it's always a crowd-pleaser, especially when you have a lot of cherry tomatoes on hand!
This easy bread recipe requires no pre-planning and no expert bread technique, just a bit of time, yeast, salt and flour. It's an easy and satisfying recipe if you want to start baking in the morning and have fresh ciabatta by dinner!
If you know someone who doesn't like tomatoes, try serving them this Tamari Heirloom Tomatoes with Crispy Rice dish and see if it changes their mind. These heirloom tomatoes are quickly marinated in ginger, garlic, scallion and tamari and served up with crispy rice. It's a simple, easy meal that goes perfectly with a fried egg.
I used to only make focaccia that was big and fluffy, but Genovese-style focaccia changed everything for me. It's light, crispy on the edges but soft in the middle, and perfect for sandwiches, stews, sides and toasts.
Half brothy beans, half hearty vegetable stew - this soup is an easy to make, slightly spicy, highly comforting soup that truly is the whole meal.
Anchovy Beans, or better known as anchovy sizzle beans, are the no-cook comfort food recipe that I need you to have. They work in every season, summer, winter, fall, you name it - and are just the epitome of easy, comforting and delicious. And don't let the anchovies scare you! We mitigate the saltiness with a few other ingredients, and they end up adding just a luscious depth of flavor that people will say they "just can't put their finger on."
These beans might be plant-forward, garlic-forward, and delicious, but believe it or not, they were inspired by classic garlic bread. This recipe uses 100 garlic cloves (casual) but turns into something incredible. It's an easy, saucy recipe that's both filling and wholesome, and if you're into garlic, it will definitely leave you wanting more!
This Caramelized Gochujang Tomato Soup is unlike any you've had before - it's slightly spicy from a hit of carmelized gochujang paste and is deeply rich from slowly simmered tomatoes and just a touch of coconut milk. It's fully plant-based, easy to make and ready in minutes, making it one of the best tomato soups out there.
This is another way to make plant-based meat substitutions at home, and this walnut meat is pretty easy and extremely delicious. Unlike other walnut meats, it's all walnuts here, so you don't need any other beans or fillers to make it taste meat-like! The seasonings pack in the flavor, and a slow-simmer cooking style softens the walnuts into an incredibly crave-worthy texture.
This Crispy Tofu Cutlet with Cabbage Slaw recipe was inspired by fried feta in phyllo dough, but it turned into something amazing all on its own. This is mostly plant-based, crispy from the tofu and refreshing from the lemony slaw. If you are trying to get someone into vegetables, this fun and unique tofu recipe is a great place to start.
These stewed sungold tomatoes are packed with flavor, and perfect to add to any kind of meal. I treat them as a meal on their own, paired with crusty bread and a crispy garlic butter made from the garlic used to season the recipe. The ingredients are simple, but the flavors are intense, making this Sungold Tomatoes & Crispy Garlic Butter recipe one of my favorite late summer to early fall meals.
Brothy beans are a love language, and spicy brothy beans are absolutely everything you need and more. These Gochujang Brothy Beans rely heavily on Korean flavors, with some twists of fresh fall herbs and a cured egg yolk mixed in. It's fusion but in the best way possible.
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This 5-ingredient pasta is creamy, vegan, simple and delicious. It's the perfect mix of fall comfort with savory, umami miso. It's a quick dinner or a weekend comfort food, and can be put together in minutes.
This bowl is a perfect summer dinner - it's quick, easy and comforting, with the perfect balance of simple ingredients to make a bowl of flavor that really shines. Chickpeas and farro are the base of this bowl, with melty zucchini, caramelized lemon, chilies, mint and basil to round eveything out. Finish the bowl with parmesan for a simple, affordable and filling summer dinner.
This salad was inspired by olive tapenade, but it really gives so much more. It's rich with lentils and feta, but bright because of all the other crunchy, herby supporting characters.
Anchovy Beans, or better known as anchovy sizzle beans, are the no-cook comfort food recipe that I need you to have. They work in every season, summer, winter, fall, you name it - and are just the epitome of easy, comforting and delicious. And don't let the anchovies scare you! We mitigate the saltiness with a few other ingredients, and they end up adding just a luscious depth of flavor that people will say they "just can't put their finger on."
Brown butter tteok-bokki is my ultimate comfort food. It includes a few changes from the traditional Korean street food, with the addition of the brown butter giving the rice cakes an extra richness and depth, and it makes this one of the most delicious quick weeknight dinners.
It takes just three ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes to make your own cheese. It's so creamy, so easy and so gooood. I'm advocating to make everyone a cheese maker out there :)
Ok the oatmeal raisin cookie has NEVER gotten the love it deserves. NEVER. So let's bring it back to the forefront with these gigantic (and delicious) cookies
These basil oil beans, or green-beans as I like to call them, are a staple weeknight dinner. They are quick, easy, delicious and ready in minutes. And also they are SO satisfying. Because truly nothing can really beat rice and beans.
This rich, garlicky, umami stew is packed with sun-dried tomatoes, nutritious kale and deliciously chewy cavatelli pasta. It's comforting, it's easy to make, and it's a perfect aromatic soup to add to your winter recipe rotation.
Ok yes, these oats are my obsession. These oats are my life. Sticky dates melt into perfectly chewy oatmeal that is seasoned with a touch of miso (fermented foods are good for you!) and everything is finished with a drizzle of olive oil. They are rich, they are sweet and they are so unbelievably good. It's the perfect way to start the day.
Ah brothy beans, one of my easiest, most nutritious, and definitely most delicious and versatile recipes. I just love it so much. And if you aren't making your own dried beans yet, let me tell you, it is SO worth it. Bean broth is so flavorful and delicious (with the heaps of oregano I call this recipe "pizza beans"), and you can use these beans in many ways throughout the week. It makes a ton of food, but is so affordable, so you'll see me making a pot of brothy beans at least once every few weeks.
This veggie-packed rice bowl is my take on the salmon bowl that is sweeping the internet right now. This recipe uses raw veggies, a creamy almond butter sauce and white rice to make the most beautiful, balanced and delicious bowl, perfect for meal prep or an easy dinner.
These quick and easy, no-yeast Butternut Squash Flatbreads are so simple, versatile and so fun to make. You can make them as small or a big as you need and they have a subtle hint of butternut flavor that makes them one of my favorite yeast-free bread recipes.
This recipe is essentially a fancy way of say eggs, wild garlic, and chili flakes. It's incredibly simple, but filled with vegetables, hearty farro and a lot of flavor. The flavor is thanks to the wild garlic (or ramps) which are delicious but highly seasonal. If you find yourself craving this out of season, scallions or spring onions will work just fine.
The world went NUTS for the Trader Joe's frozen version, but I just knew I could make it better. This recipe is cheesy, easy, delicious and perfect for fall.
I named this after the Italian term: "a Diavola," which means, "of the devil." I chose that name not because of the recipe's heat, but because of how rich and "sinful" this tomatoey, charred cauliflower can be. It feels unfairly delicious for how simple it is, but isn't that how all vegetable side dishes should be?
If you know someone who doesn't like tomatoes, try serving them this Tamari Heirloom Tomatoes with Crispy Rice dish and see if it changes their mind. These heirloom tomatoes are quickly marinated in ginger, garlic, scallion and tamari and served up with crispy rice. It's a simple, easy meal that goes perfectly with a fried egg.
Think of butter boards as the better way of serving bread and butter at a dinner party. This is a recipe concept adapted from Chef Joshua McFadden, and every time I've served it at a party, everyone was impressed. It's easy, it's fun and it's artistic - think of it as the new charcuterie board.
These cookies are soft (and dare I say creamy?) in the center from the labneh, bright and acidic from the lemon, and nice and crisp on the edges, making them one of my favorite cookies for citrus season. You can also top them with candied citrus, giving them simultaneously a stellar look and delicious taste.
This creamy, vegan recipe is the perfect side dish or easy dinner. It's packed with vegetables, topped with crispy sage and feels like autumn in a bowl.
If it's a snow day or I'm feeling a bit under the weather, nothing cures me like this bowl of roasty, buttery cabbage in a bright herby dressing, drowned in parmesan broth. The broth is umami-rich and super savory, while the cabbage is roasted to caramelized, softened perfection. Put it together with a bunch of lemon for brightness, and it'll heal you. Or at least keep you warm.
