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This Comforting Lentil Soup Is My Weeknight Lifesaver Recipes

Lentil soup is comforting, simple, and easy to throw together. It’s my go-to meal when I want something hearty but healthy, or when I’m planning a vegetarian dinner with friends on a chilly fall day. This pared-down red lentil version is the one I make most often, and it never fails to please. Red lentils are perfect when you’re in a hurry to get a meal on the table.

Coco Morante

Sep 10, 2024

How to Roast Any Vegetable Recipes

You barely need a recipe.

Emma Christensen

Aug 14, 2024

How To Quick Pickle Any Summer Vegetable Recipes

Cool, briny pickles straight from the fridge are one of the simplest pleasures of summer. Quick pickling is also a brilliant solution for preserving a plethora of summer vegetables from the market or your garden. Quick pickling doesn’t require canning or a bushel of vegetables. Best of all, you can adapt this simple formula for any fresh vegetables; try a mixture of vinegars and spices for a truly custom pickle pleasure. Here’s how to make these easy quick pickles in just 20 minutes.

Meghan Splawn

Jul 12, 2024

These "Dilly Beans" Are Just Like the Ones My Grandma Used to Make Recipes

My grandmother kept a tidy little vegetable garden outside her New England home. While she did a decent job of growing summer squash, cucumbers, and some tomatoes, her best results always came out of her snap bean plants. This also meant my annual August trips to visit her were filled by snapping beans on her porch (a job reserved strictly for grandchildren) and putting jars of quick-pickled green beans in her refrigerator.

Meghan Splawn

Jul 9, 2024

The Easy Guide to Grilling Corn (On Any Grill)Recipes

It’s summer, which means that not only is your grill hot, but corn on the cob is also finally juicy and sweet. The two need to meet. While I’d like to tell you it’s as simple as throwing the cobs on the hot gas grill or charcoal grill and letting the two mingle, there is some work that must be done to get the corn and its husk ready for the grill. Get to know which corn to buy, steps for grilling, and the essentials to achieve a grilled corn perfection.

Meghan Splawn

Jun 28, 2024

Your Slow Cooker Is the Secret to Incredible Pork Chops Recipes

Set it and forget it.

Emma Christensen

Oct 16, 2023

We Published This 2-Ingredient Recipe Years Ago, and We're Still Raving Over It Recipes

It's pure magic.

Emma Christensen

Oct 16, 2023

This Simple Formula Guarantees Perfect Salad Dressing Every Time Recipes

Never buy a bottle again.

Emma Christensen

Oct 11, 2023

This is the Fastest Way to Cook Spaghetti Squash Recipes

Your favorite pasta impersonator, in under 15 minutes.

Emma Christensen

Sep 14, 2023

How To Make Tomato Purée Recipes

Tomato purée is a cooking essential you might be missing. Simpler and a bit thicker than its flavorful cousin, tomato sauce, tomato purée is a fast way to quickly prepare and freeze a bushel of fresh tomatoes for future cooking. Plum or Roma tomatoes are best for purée because they are generally grown for preserving. Paste, oven-dried tomatoes, and sauce are all made from these varieties — they are low in water content and rich in flavor.

Meghan Splawn

Sep 13, 2023

How to Freeze Corn So You Can Enjoy a Taste of Summer Year Round Skills

When you finally get tired of eating fresh summer corn, freeze it.

Stephanie Ganz

Sep 1, 2023

How To Make Kombu Broth (Vegetarian Dashi)Recipes

Kombu broth, or dashi, is as quintessential to Japanese cooking as chicken broth is to American cooks.

Meghan Splawn

Aug 31, 2023

How To Make Butter in a Blender Recipes

While the idea of churning my own butter appeals to the part of me that obsessed over the Little House on the Prairie books as kid, I think that if Laura Ingalls Wilder landed in the present day, she’d ditch that butter churn for a blender in a heartbeat. In a blender, making your own butter becomes a practical, everyday affair for us modern-day home cooks. Find a sale on your favorite heavy cream? Have half a carton leftover from the weekend? Treat yourself to some homemade butter.

Emma Christensen

Aug 29, 2023

How To Pickle Cherry Tomatoes Recipes

If you're looking for a quick way to preserve a bunch of cherry tomatoes, pickling is a unique way to put them to good use.

Meghan Splawn

Jul 31, 2023

How To Make a Zuni Café Roasted Chicken at Home Recipes

There may be a million ways to roast a chicken, but there is one in particular that truly stands head and shoulders above the rest: the Zuni chicken. This method was originally developed by Judy Rodgers for her San Francisco restaurant The Zuni Cafe, but it has since traveled far beyond that kitchen. It involves salting the chicken days ahead and flipping it a few times during roasting, but the extra TLC is worth it. Simply put, this makes one of the best roast chickens ever.

Emma Christensen

Jul 24, 2023

How To Stir-Fry Spinach with Garlic Recipes

Give a warm welcome to your new favorite weeknight side dish. Stir-frying a big bag of spinach has become one of my favorite ways to get greens on the plate, and a few slices of garlic in the mix makes the spinach feel all grown up. To prepare, you’ll only need five ingredients, high heat, and a wok, and stir-frying spinach should only takes two-minutes. Even in the world of fast stir-fries, spinach is a speedy dish.

Emma Christensen

Jul 24, 2023

10 Grain-Free and Egg-Free Breakfast Recipes Recipes

Put an egg on it: the ultimate answer for brunchifying nearly any dish. But what if you’ve eliminated eggs from your diet? And what if you’ve also gone grain free? No grains, no eggs — what’s left? Quite a lot, actually — starting with this heavenly avocado breakfast pudding. Read on for this and more breakfast recipes that take a break from grains and eggs.

Faith Durand

Jul 3, 2023

How To Make Popcorn in the Microwave Recipes

Microwave popcorn has changed my snacking habits forever. No, I’m not talking about the plastic-wrapped packages of microwave popcorn from the store — although I will thank them for the inspiration. I’m talking about a more DIY version using a scoop of kernels and a plain brown paper lunch bag. It’s so easy and fast that it has now become the only way I make popcorn. Any paper bag will do, but I like to use brown paper lunch bags.

Emma Christensen

Jun 28, 2023

How To Cook Perfect Steak in the Oven Recipes

Just add a loaf of bread, a salad, and a bottle of wine!

Faith Durand

Apr 7, 2023

How To Make Roasted Broccoli Recipes

In the grand pantheon of roasted vegetables, I feel that broccoli is king. Reviled by picky toddlers and neglected by snacking party-goers, here is a vegetable that is absolutely redeemed by the power of a hot oven. The tough stems turn tender, the tree-like tops turn crispy, and the color goes from dull and boring to a brilliant, appetizing emerald green. All hail King Broccoli.

Emma Christensen

Sep 8, 2022

How To Pickle Ginger Recipes

Pretty pink ginger (and the color is all-natural)!

Meghan Splawn

Sep 3, 2022

How To Make Sun Tea Recipes

Sun tea conjures up the charming memories of my grandmother’s tea pitcher on my grandparent’s screened-in porch. As kids we drank it over ice on the front steps, swatting away mosquitoes. My mother used to brew an unsweetened version of it on our tiny apartment balconies when I was a teenager. And then iced tea seemed to disappear from my life entirely until I moved to the South and learned how a proper Southerner makes boiled iced tea for surviving sweltering Southern summers.

Meghan Splawn

Aug 29, 2022

16 Gluten-Free Flours (and the Best Times to Use Them)Skills

Even though the gluten-free market has come a long way, there’s still a lot to learn, if you’re trying to make the switch.

Dawn Reiss

Aug 24, 2022

How To Roast Peppers, 3 Ways Recipes

There are few instances when burning food improves its flavor, but roasting peppers is one.

Meghan Splawn

Aug 22, 2022

How To Make Pizza Sauce Recipes

A fresh and flavorful sauce to memorize.

Emma Christensen

Aug 11, 2022

You're Just 30 Seconds Away from the Best-Ever Cocktail Sauce Recipes

It comes together with just a handful of condiments.

Emma Christensen

Aug 8, 2022

The Allergy-Fighting Handheld Vacuum That Amazon Shoppers Say “Cleans the Unseen”

Shopping

Dust, be gone!

Nikol Slatinska

Aug 5, 2022

Baked Salmon with Herbs and Lemon Recipes

Salmon is one of the most versatile proteins to work with in the kitchen. It’s delicious and universally loved, quite good for you, and very easy to prepare. Salmon still retains its fancy and festive reputation, even though it is more readily available these days and can be purchased at a decent price point from most grocery stores. My favorite way to cook salmon is in the oven, very low and slow, with a pan of water for moist heat.

Dana Velden

Aug 3, 2022

Recipe: Quick No-Rise Pizza Dough Recipes

My future mother-in-law is allergic to yeast. I’m talking full-on, debilitating allergic, which totally sucks, because before she developed the allergy she really, really liked bread. And being a huge space cadet, I am always shoving a new yeast-laden recipe I developed into her face (yes, even Irish car bomb cupcakes are guilty, too), which she always so gracefully declines, while I stand there wanting to smack myself for forgetting for the umpteeth time.

Nealey Dozier

May 17, 2022

Gear up for Allergy Season With Walmart’s Massive Sale on Top Vacuum Brands

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Psst...including a Roomba for less than $200!

Phoebe Sklansky

May 11, 2021

Soy Alternatives: Substitutes for Tofu, Miso, Soy Sauce and More Skills

If you’re allergic to soybeans or want to reduce your consumption of soy for other reasons, foods like tofu, miso, and soy sauce are out. A soy-free diet can be even harder if you’re a vegetarian or vegan. Check out this list of soy alternatives and leave your own suggestions in the comments. • Edamame Substitutes: Green peas and fresh fava and lima beans are good substitutes.

Emily Han

Dec 31, 2020

A Quick Guide to Ingredient Substitutions Skills

We’ve all faced ingredient conundrums and last-minute shortages in the kitchen. Oh no! Out of eggs! No heavy cream! Need a buttermilk substitute! Thankfully, there are a few tried-and-true substitutions you can turn to in a pinch. These can also be helpful if you’re trying to modify a recipe out of dietary necessity (shifting it to be dairy or gluten-free, for example). This guide will help get you started.

Cambria Bold

Dec 10, 2020

Smart and Safe Idea: Allergy Alert Temporary Tattoos for Kids from SafetyTat Skills

The smartest idea came across my desk today: a tool to help give parents peace of mind when taking kids on vacation or packing them off to a field trip with supervising adults who may not be aware of allergies. These temporary tattos are a cheery little tool for making sure the right info stays with the right kid. I’m from a huge family (oldest of eight) so I know how chaotic it can be to travel with a bunch of kids.

Faith Durand

Sep 30, 2020

Exposing Babies to Peanuts Can Prevent Peanut Allergies Skills

In an about-face, a new study recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine says that kids exposed to peanuts as babies are significantly less likely to develop a peanut allergy when they’re older. The results are apparently so compelling, the study recommends an immediate change to infant feeding guidelines.

Cambria Bold

Sep 30, 2020

New Guidelines Suggest Feeding Babies More Peanut-Filled Foods Earlier Skills

When my son first started eating solid foods, I like to think I was pretty relaxed. I puréed meatloaf or whatever else I made for dinner, gave him the same full-fat yogurt I already kept in the house, and let him have his way with leftover coconut rice. I was, however, petrified about peanut butter. I waited until his 9-month doctor appointment, and fed him a tiny spoonful under the watchful eye of my pediatrician, lest he have a negative reaction.

Sarah Spigelman Richter

Sep 30, 2020

5 Ways You Can Help Parents of Kids with Allergies Skills

After speaking with parents of kids with severe allergies, I realize there are steps I can take to be a better ally and friend.

Sarah Spigelman Richter

Sep 30, 2020

The Truth About Sulfites in Wine & the Myths of Red Wine Headaches Skills

A master sommelier dispels common myths around sulfites, including red wine headaches.

Mary Gorman-McAdams

Jul 9, 2020

Fall Recipe: Gluten-Free & Vegan Gingerbread Cake Recipes

What are the holidays without wheat, dairy, eggs, and refined sugar? Pretty dreary, I imagined — until I came up with this moist, richly flavored gingerbread cake that I will be happily baking for months, if not years, to come. Since going on an elimination diet, I have been avoiding gluten, soy, dairy, and refined sugar. I’m also a vegetarian who’s allergic to chocolate, bananas, and many nuts [insert pity party here].

Emily Han

Feb 5, 2020

Fruit Crumble with Oats & Dates (Gluten-Free, Nut-Free & Vegan!)Recipes

Fruit crumble is usually pretty straightforward: combine flour, sugar, and butter and you’ve got a perfect streusel topping, right? But what happens when you can’t eat regular flour, sugar, or butter (or nuts)? Suddenly, making a really good fruit crumble might not be so simple after all. Faced with such a predicament, I started experimenting with gluten-free and vegan ingredients (and eating many, many servings of crumble in the process!

Emily Han

Feb 5, 2020

Summer Recipe: Gluten-Free & Vegan Strawberry Shortcake Recipes

The week I first made this recipe also marked my first my birthday as a gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined-sugar-free person. Friends have expressed their condolences, staring into space with looks of pity (or is that horror?) as they imagine a birthday without a “real” cake. I, on the other hand, am feeling energized and ready to pile my plate with a tumble of biscuits, strawberries, and cream. It’s strawberry shortcake season!

Emily Han

Feb 5, 2020

Dessert Recipe: No-Bake Peach Tarts with Ginger and Coconut (Gluten-Free & Vegan)Recipes

You could make these no-bake peach tarts because you can’t bear to turn on the oven on a hot summer day. You could make them because you’re gluten-free or raw or vegan or paleo or whathaveyou. Or you could make them because the combination of ripe peaches, ginger, and coconut is simply irresistible. Living in a small space means that turning on the oven heats up my whole apartment — cozy in winter, but in summer? Not so much.

Emily Han

Feb 5, 2020

No-Bake Recipe: Gluten-Free and Vegan Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Bars Recipes

If I had realized how simple it was to create delicious no-bake pumpkin bars, I wouldn’t have waited so long to make them, let alone share the recipe. Fortunately, they are so easy that you and I can make them for any and all occasions this fall, from Thanksgiving to an afternoon snack (that’s an occasion, right?). What’s more, the tender, nutty crust and fluffy pumpkin and chai spice filling are completely free of gluten, dairy, eggs, nuts, and refined sugar!

Emily Han

Feb 5, 2020

Recipe: Vegan Strawberry Orange Julius Recipes

You guys, you are in for a treat today! Just for you, I’ve plucked the beloved Orange Julius straight out of my childhood memories, veganized it, and added strawberries for a summery twist. I’m super pleased with this version, and I think you’ll love it too. I was first introduced to the Orange Julius by Jeanette, a.k.a. the best babysitter of all time.

Coco Morante

Feb 5, 2020

Vegan Snack Recipe: Fruit Salad in a Jar Recipes

Rich in antioxidants, fiber, and natural sweetness, this grab-and-eat fruit salad in a jar is the perfect make-ahead healthy snack. Enjoy it as a mid-morning refresher or a late-afternoon pick-me-up. Adding nuts and seeds to your fruit will give this snack more complexity and make it a bit more satisfying by adding healthy fats and more fiber. These salads in a jar are the perfect way to use up fresh farmer’s market produce.

Kathy Patalsky

Feb 5, 2020

Vegan Snack Recipe: Ladybugs on a Leaf Recipes

This fun and tasty savory-sweet snack includes almond butter, leafy greens, and chewy goji berries. If you loved ants on a log, you will love ladybugs on a leaf. Goji berries are such a fun and delicious ingredient to keep in your pantry. They can easily be used in place of raisins or any dried fruit. You can serve them straight from the bag, all chewy and super sweet, or soak them to plump them up and soften their texture and mellow the flavor a bit.

Kathy Patalsky

Feb 5, 2020

Vegan Snack Recipe: Almond Butter Banana Shake Recipes

This frosty almond butter and banana shake is the perfect sweet treat to refuel your body. Filled with nutty flavor and sweet bananas, this dairy-free snack tastes like dessert! And it does it with a rather surprising secret ingredient. Frozen watermelon is my secret ingredient for creating the best healthy DIY ice cream ever.

Kathy Patalsky

Feb 5, 2020

Recipe: Vegan Creamy Curried Cauliflower Soup Recipes

A simple puréed soup is something I turn to often. Lately, I’ve been relying on a lightly spiced cauliflower soup to tide be over between the richness of the holidays. The nice thing about this recipe is that it takes very little time to pull together. You simply cook down the onions and garlic with cauliflower, broth, and warm spices and ready your favorite toppings (I like crispy parsley, toasty cashews, and spicy red pepper flakes — all with a dash of olive oil).

Megan Gordon

Feb 5, 2020

No-Bake Recipe: Coconut Snowballs (Gluten-Free, Nut-Free, & Vegan!)Recipes

They're gluten-free and vegan, too.

Emily Han

Feb 5, 2020

Recipe: Fish in Crazy Water Recipes

It’s hard not to be intrigued by a dish with a title like this. Leave it to the Italians to name a recipe that lends a few laughs. What the heck makes the water so crazy? Actually, not much at all, which is why you should ditch your original plans for dinner and make this simple, comforting recipe instead. Crazy water, or acqua pazza as it translates to in Italian, is nothing but an easy tomato-based broth, enhanced with a few aromatics and herbs.

Sheela Prakash

Feb 3, 2020

Recipe: Carrot Tahini Salad Recipes

This light and crunchy salad is such a welcome change after all the holiday indulgences. I love how easily this comes together, and the addition of the sweet raisins pair exceptionally well with the spiced chickpeas for a wonderful combination of sweet and savory. To make the prep for this salad even easier, you can buy pre-shredded carrots at the grocery store. However, if you have the “grater” attachment on your food processor, that also works well!

Andrea Bemis

Feb 3, 2020

Recipe: Socca Flatbread with Spring Pesto and Salad Recipes

Whether you choose the toppings or let your guests join in on the fun, pizzas and flatbreads are great crowd pleasers. I’m especially fond of socca, a chewy, crispy, gluten-free flatbread made from chickpea flour. As an appetizer or main course socca can be served plain or topped, like this one for spring. It features an herby, lemony pesto and fresh salad — plus it should even satisfy the worst dinner guest ever!

Emily Han

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: 3-Ingredient Peanut Butter and Banana Popsicles Recipes

The magic of one-ingredient banana ice cream is truly undeniable. Freeze some bananas, give them a turn in the food processor, and presto — easy, dreamy, dairy-free ice cream that you can feel good about eating. Banana ice cream is a simple, modern classic that shuns fuss and finesse at its core, but why let that stop you from making it a bit more exciting? With just a little extra effort (only two more ingredients!), you can make this frozen dessert into something super special.

Kaitlin Flannery

Jan 29, 2020

How To Make Stir-Fried Beef and Broccoli Recipes

This is take-out menu beef and broccoli stir-fry — but so much better. No sad broccoli. No chewy, dry pieces of beef. No gloppy sauce. Replace all those with crisp-tender broccoli and savory bites of beef tossed with a simple three-ingredient stir-fry sauce. Chinese “take-out” night will never be the same. For this quick stir-fried dish, flank steak or skirt steak are your best choices.

Emma Christensen

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Thai-Style Corn Chowder Recipes

This late-summer soup has all the components of your usual corn chowder, but adds a tantalizing twist with some of my favorite Thai flavors, like lemongrass, chili peppers, and coconut milk. While it keeps the comfort food nature of the original, the extra additions keep things interesting. This is also one of those meals I’m halfway through enjoying before I realize it happens to be gluten-free and vegan.

Sarah E Crowder

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Tomato-Mango Salsa Recipes

If you love the way ripe summer tomatoes and peaches play together, you will simply love this blend of tomato and mango.

Kelli Foster

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Banana-Date Smoothie Recipes

Calling all cardamom-lovers!

Michaela Cisney

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Super-Power Morning Smoothie Recipes

Now and then, a girl needs a little magic to get through the day and fly above it all. I have a couple of pretty gigantic projects going on right now, and while moving a mile a minute isn’t my preferred way to live, it’s been a reality. At times, I move so fast that I forget to eat, and I get clumsy and frantic. That’ll knock the wind right out of a lady’s magic fairy wings. To make sure I stay on top of it all, I need a nourishing and energizing breakfast.

Sara Kate Gillingham

Jan 29, 2020

Recipe: Sautéed Zucchini and Squash with Thyme and Feta Recipes

Zucchini seems to get a bit of a bad rap, which I think is a little unfortunate. People write it off as flavorless and boring, but I happen to quite like it. Zucchini is sort of like the boneless, skinless chicken breast of the vegetable world — there’s not a whole lot to it, but it’s a great vehicle for flavor. In this dish I combine it with sweet red onion, woodsy thyme, and finish it off with the salty punch of feta cheese.

Grant

Jan 28, 2020

Dairy-Free Dessert Recipe: Strawberries & “Cream” Chia Pudding Recipes

Chia seed puddings are all the rage these days, and for good reason. When stirred with water, juice, or milk, the seeds gel up and thicken, creating the most delightful tapioca-like texture. It’s easy (no heat required!) and contains all the nutrition of chia seeds, which taste neutral enough that you can play with your favorite flavors. In my case, that means a sweet spring combo of strawberries, coconut, and lime.

Emily Han

Jan 22, 2020

Rainbow Chia Pudding Bowls Are My Favorite Spring Breakfast Recipes

Who cooks and eats here: Leela Cyd & David Kilpatrick Where: Santa Barbara, California See their kitchen: Leela & David’s Quirky Cottage Kitchen Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day. Often I fall asleep to my own thoughts about what’s going to be on my morning table. Instead of sheep, I count pancakes, French toast, poached eggs, Dutch babies, omelettes, and oatmeal.

Leela Cyd

Jan 22, 2020

Recipe: Zucchini-Chickpea Fritters with Red Onion Jam Recipes

I grew up with a mother that was very ahead of her time. In the early ’80s she had turned half of our back yard into an organic vegetable garden that almost completely sustained us during the warm months of the year. With four children running around, she had lot of help harvesting. I think that my love of gardening (and vegetables) stemmed from that childhood garden. In particular I remember the snap peas, strawberries, and zucchini.

Heather Christo

Jan 22, 2020

Gluten-Free Recipe: Rhubarb Coconut Honey Tart Recipes

Jammy pink rhubarb, coconut custard, and a honey-rose water drizzle! Who needs gluten (or dairy or nuts or refined sugar, for that matter) when you’ve got all this going on?! A weeknight dinner was an unusual inspiration for this dessert, but the idea took hold as soon as I made the Fennel & Coconut Tart recipe from Vegetarian Everyday by David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl of Green Kitchen Stories. (A review of their excellent new cookbook coming later this week!

Emily Han

Jan 21, 2020

Raw Recipe: Spiced Pumpkin Cupcakes with Vanilla Icing & Ginger Caramel Recipes

Among the surprises in my first year of being gluten-free has been my growing enjoyment of raw desserts. I love how simple they can be to assemble and often find them more texturally satisfying than gluten-less baked goods. These raw spiced pumpkin cupcakes are filled with autumn goodness and yet are free of many allergens like grains, dairy, eggs, nuts, and refined sugar. And did I mention they’re topped with coconut vanilla icing and ginger date caramel?!

Emily Han

Jan 21, 2020

Recipe: Wild Rice Bowl with Red Lentil Curry and Spinach Recipes

The best part about this vegetarian bowl recipe is how easy it is to make. This makes it an ideal candidate for one of those hectic mid-week dinners when all you want is a delicious meal on the table without having to think too hard. It’s made with hearty red lentils, fresh ginger, plenty of spices, a couple handfuls of baby spinach, and coconut milk — a perfect balance of heat and creaminess.

Karen Biton-Cohen

Dec 16, 2019

How To Freeze (and Thaw) Tomatoes Skills

Forget canning and instead look to the freezer.

Meghan Splawn

Jul 8, 2019

How To Make Any Fruit Butter in the Slow Cooker Recipes

Slow-cooker fruit butter is a simple solution for preserving large quantities of fruit without any canning equipment or heating up the stove.

Meghan Splawn

Jul 8, 2019

10 Dairy-Free Snacks for Lunch Boxes Recipes

Snacks you can pack for afternoon snack time without worry.