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Posts tagged “Healthy”

Recipe: Tahini-Miso Dressing

Do you keep certain ingredients in your fridge or pantry, knowing that you can always rely on them to whip up a fast, healthy meal? For us, these go-to staples include miso and tahini. ...

Yael's Quinoa Tabouli
Quick Weeknight Meals Recipe Contest 2009

Recipe: Quinoa Tabouli How long does it take? 20-30 minutes Name: Yael Why is it a favorite meal? Fast, but still healthy and delicious. Quinoa cooks faster than brown rice, but is even better for y...

How To Make Chirashi At Home

Chirashi, also called chirashizushi (ちらし寿司) is one of my favorite Japanese meals. The word "chirashi" means "scattered," so this is basically a big bowl of rice mixed with fish, vegetables,...

Cool Recipe: Gabriela's Salsa Huevona (Lazy Salsa)
Stay Cool!

Name: Gabriela Location: New York City, New York How are you staying cool? Sweating it out with a spicy salsa that doesn't require us to roast any ingredients!...

How To Make Creamy Ice Cream with Just One Ingredient!

Yes, that's right; you heard us. Creamy, soft-serve style ice cream with just one ingredient — and no ice cream maker needed! What is this one magic ingredient that can be whipped into perfectly...

Recipe: Grilled Zucchini and Grape Tomato Salad

Here's a plate of quintessential summer eating: zucchini, from the vine to the grill, handfuls of freshly snipped herbs, and juicy grape tomatoes — tossed with olive oil, a touch of vinegar, and...

Fresh Peach Frozen Yogurt with Only Four Ingredients

Frozen yogurt is not ice cream, and it's not even a substitute, no matter what TCBY says. It's another animal entirely, and when we stop comparing it to its richer cousin, we enjoy it oh so much more....

Cool Recipe: Lia's White Fish Citrus Salad with Garlic Fries
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Name: Lia Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan How are you staying cool? Midwestern summer cooking without air conditioning means grilling, no cook dinners like salads, and using the toaster oven in place of...

Cool Recipe: Tara's Gazpacho With Basil Cream
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We asked you how you're staying cool this August, and your answers are already coming in! Here's our second reader Stay Cool! recipe. Name: Tara Location: Dayton, Ohio How are you staying cool? Not e...

Recipe: Bún Chay (Vietnamese Vegetarian Noodle Salad)

Escape the heat, escape from rigid recipes, escape to new flavors ... It's Escapes Month at The Kitchn, and here's one of the most relaxed and refreshing dishes we can imagine....

Recipe: Roasted Peaches with Dessert Wine

We love how simple dessert can be in the summertime. Sometimes it's as easy as a plate of fruit. Fruit is naturally sweet and light on the appetite after a full evening meal. But sometimes we want to ...

Recipe: Strawberry-Yogurt Popsicles

We recently gave you a roundup of some fun, summer popsicle molds. So, over the weekend, we decided to practice what we preached... ...

Recipe Riff: Golden Beet and Barley Salad with Rainbow Chard

Now that summer is officially here and the weather is indeed getting hotter, we're putting a lot of cool pasta and grain salads on the menu for lunch and dinner! This recipe is a variation on the Roas...

Recipe: Tofu and Strawberry Tart
Guest Post from Gasparzinha of No Soup For You

Using tofu in a dessert may seem a little awkward; at least, that's what I thought about the idea. But there's nothing but to give it a try! The verdict: fantastic! Nobody can guess there's tofu in it...

Recipe: Quick Beets with Chile and Lemon

Although we have turned our attention towards more quintessentially summer flavors, we still have beets galore at the farmers' market and are always pleased to discover new ways to eat them. Here's a ...

Weeknight Meal Recipe: Black Rice with Edamame
Guest Post from Kelly of eat make read

There’s a restaurant near my husband's office called Rice that makes—you guessed it—really good rice. There’s one thing that I always get and it comes with this amazing black rice with...

Frozen Summer Treat Recipe: Pineapple Sorbet
Guest Post from Peachy of The Peach Kitchen

I love pineapples and they are everywhere during Summer. What better way to enjoy them than having them cold and refreshing? This sorbet is both satisfying to your sweet tooth and healthy because it ...

Carrot Cakey Cookies
Guest Post from Sara Morris of Sprouted Kitchen

This is a recipe for ye of a well-stocked pantry. However, if you go buy all of these things, I promise you will use them up on this specific recipe. I think carrot cake is the favorite dessert option...

Recipe Inspiration: Pearl (Israeli) Couscous Salads

We've been semi-obsessed with pearl couscous; it's so attractive in early summer. It feels lighter than pasta, yet more substantial than traditional couscous, and it's the perfect base for one-dish me...

What to Put on a Fresh Vegetable Sandwich

Our love for this sandwich started in high school, when we'd frequently eat a foot-long veggie from Subway after soccer practice several days a week. When we moved to New York, we discovered a version...

Recipe: Anchovies with Breadcrumbs & Scallions

Last week I told you about an idea to serve little bowls of varied prepared vegetables to start a meal and gave the recipes for some minty peas with prosciutto and some asparagus and pecorino cheese. ...

Recipe: Farmer's Lunch Sandwich

We first became addicted to this sandwich when it appeared on the deli menu at City Feed and Supply, and quickly adapted it to our own kitchen! With grainy mustard, sharp cheese, and some crunchy appl...

Simple Supper: Snapper Veracruzana
Guest Post from Laura of Cloves and Cream

More nights than I care to admit, getting dinner on the table can feel like a feat. Let alone an interesting dinner (pizza, again!?). It's all I can do not to reach for the phone and call my beloved C...

Afternoon Snack: Radishes with Cream Cheese and Chives

Radishes are one of our favorite bright spring vegetables. Last year, we almost overdosed on radishes with butter and sea salt (so good), so we started thinking of another option for snacking. The cre...

How To Make Vegan Corn Tamales
Guest Post from Two Blue Lemons

I was poking around the book store on Sunday morning (went straight to the cookbook section, of course) and stumbled upon a new vegan cookbook: The Accidental Vegan. It was this tamale recipe that sol...