This chickpea stew is the ultimate warm, cozy winter food. It’s delicious, thick, and hearty. A crave-worthy cold-weather meal. This soup warms your body and soul—literally. The beans retain their heat; it’s hot until the very last drop. I absolutely love this soup. It is easy to make, super affordable, and tastes amazing. The bold harissa and cumin flavor reminds me of travels to Morocco,…
It’s a drizzly, wet winter’s day here in Maine. A late December freezing rain instead of snow. It’s an unusually balmy day—hence the rain—but a miserable shade of grey outside. I don’t often say this, I have a special fondness for grey-blue ocean views, but today is too wet to play. Too icy to do much outdoors, we are confined inside. It’s the kind of…
This vegetarian mushroom chili recipe is a hearty staple in our home. It’s warm, filling, and kid-approved. A healthy, feel-good, meatless chili recipe loaded with good stuff for your body. The perfect winter family meal when it’s chili outside! I have eaten chili my entire life, and maybe this is true for most Americans. As it is one of the most iconic American dishes I…
We live in Maine, so naturally we have to eat corn chowder. Or, as it’s more commonly pronounced here, “chow-da”. Of course, clam chowder is what is traditionally served up here. This creamy dairy-free vegetable chowder is incredibly delicious and just what you need on a chilly winter day. Holding a bowl will warm up those fingers, and this toasty soup will warm your body…
This recipe was inspired by an amazing dish at my favorite restaurant in Portland, ME, Cong Tu Bot. It is a delicious curry noodle, a flavor explosion of curry, lemongrass, and lime. Saucy and not too spicy, it is a wonderful winter meal, loaded with veggies and plant-based protein, that will warm your soul. I will fully admit that Cong Tu Bot’s Vietnamese curry noodles…
So good even my kids love them! These balsamic brussels sprouts are baked in the oven and are the perfect winter side dish for any meal. They are hands down my favorite way to prepare brussels sprouts. As a kid I never liked brussels sprouts. It wasn’t that I didn’t like the veggie itself, it was more about how they were prepared. We rarely had…
This mushroom stuffing recipe is a showstopper. It is oh so delicious! I only make it once per year, on Thanksgiving, of course. I look forward to it more than anything else at the dinner table that day. The secret to the best-tasting stuffing? Use a real crusty loaf of bread, never—I repeat never—use a box mix. Plus, tearing up a loaf of bread is…
Making homemade cranberry sauce is super easy and so delicious. There is so much more flavor and depth to cooked cranberry sauce made with fresh cranberries, warm spices, and apple juice. I cannot begin to describe how much more flavorful this cranberry sauce is than canned; you’ll just have to try it! I promise there will be no going back. How to Make Cranberry Sauce…
This one-pot reuben soup is one of the weirdest concoctions that is surprisingly delicious. It is basically a decomposed Reuben sandwich in soup form, swapping out the corned beef for delicious beans. See what I mean about weird? But weird is good, and this is more than good. Even my kids devour it. This reuben soup has become one of our favorite meals that I…
This gluten free pumpkin bread is incredibly delicious, and as my eight year old son says “highly satisfying”. That is the highest marks you can earn from my little food critic! I personally am not gluten free, but my husband is eating a gluten free diet to help curb his alopecia, a type of autoimmune disease. So I’ve been extra challenged in the kitchen to…
