Crab Cakes

My daughter requests this meal for her birthday EVERY YEAR. These delicious crab cakes from Ina Garten can be made…

Baked Artichoke Fontina Dip

This dip is simple and crowd pleasing.  Kids love it too.  Great for football parties or other winter gatherings.  The…

Lasagna Bolognese

Another lasagna recipe!  Kids love lasagna.  This is a very mild Italian version that incorporates diced vegetables.  Even though it…

Healthy Chicken Stew

Chicken stew is faster and leaner than beef stew, but you can still get that hearty flavor and texture.  This…

Vegetable and Beef Stew over Egg Noodles

This stew is delicious – very flavorful, yet light on meat and heavy on vegtables. It is based on a recipe written by Allysa Torey, the original owner of Magnolia Bakery in NYC. It is in her amazing cookbook, At Home with Magnolia. I modified the recipe for a slow cooker, since my dutch oven was not available.

Quinoa Pancakes

These are delicious, gluten free and high in protein.  Could use brown rice (or any cooked grain) instead of Quinoa.…

Everything Bars

DELICIOUS!  This recipe is very adaptable to personal preferences.

*FAVORITE* Roast Chicken

Roast chicken is so easy, much fresher than grocery store rotisserie, and you have the option to buy an organic…

Three Bean Chili

This recipe is easy, filling, healthy, kid-friendly and delicious.  

Touchdown Blondies

Take along a selection of the best of all the season’s crispest apple varieties that are available in your market. …

Katish’s Cheesecake

MY FAVORITE CHEESECAKE… Unlike regular cheesecake, this on is lightened with egg whites… and its sweetness is balanced with the…

Favorite Whole Grain Muffins

I use this recipe as the foundation for most of my quick breads.  The kids call these “Favorite Muffins”… the name…

Healthy Apple Strudel

This Apple Strudel recipe based on a recipe from Self Magazine is delicious.  The recipe is actually originally from the…

Healthy Easy Quiche

Healthy Easy Quiche This quiche has a shredded potato crust instead of buttery pastry, and it doesn’t use any cream…

Healthy Creole Jambalaya

Background: Creole Jambalaya comes from the French Quarter of New Orleans.  It was created in an attempt to make paella…

Yakutat Wild Salmon

Fresh Yakutat Wild Alaskan Salmon was on sale today at Whole Foods for $12/lb (that is a good price considering…

Healthy Zucchini Bread

I have been looking for a great healthy zucchini bread recipe, since we have a ton of zucchini right now.  This…

My Favorite Kitchen Gadgets

I was trimming the fat off our chicken tonight thinking about how much I love my kitchen shears.  That gave…

Interesting Books About Nutrition

I recently read a great book about nutrition for adults called In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan.  This…