Whole30 Southwest Beef Tacos with Coffee & Cocoa
Notwithstanding living in the United States for upwards of 6 years, I continue to familiarize myself with the different cuts of meat while matching them with their English counterparts.
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Cooking Light Recipes
Meg and Jane launched their “Zen Light Series” in 2012, on a mission to help home cooks to use their slow cooker to put healthier dishes on the table. Since then, they have expanded to include the Instant Pot to create simple, healthy meals. Improve the well-being of you and your family with the Zen of Slow Cooking.
Whole30 Chicken, Coconut & Spinach Curry
Late last night we published our new website at the zen of slow cooking, after weeks of hard work in – house with the help from our wonderful team. From Kerri’s gorgeous photography, Linda’s amazing designs and web designer Lisa Gurza they helped bring our …read more
Sun Dried Tomato & Porcini Stuffed Turkey Breast
In the final of our collaborative series with Michelle at Organa Wellness, we focus on Build: growing, developing, and achieving new goals, the third chapter of the program. Step 1 shares our weekly recipe, followed by Step 2 and a printable exercise from Michelle.
Warm Beet Salad, Thyme & Tahini
Week 3 of summer break and metaphorically speaking we’re juggling Grandma, summer camp and work schedules.
Mulligatawny Soup
Mulligatawny Soup, the first in our trio of recipes from the Midwest Palliative & Hospice Care Center cookbook this month, was submitted by Lila Bondy.
Fennel Soup with Black Olive Oil from Sweet Paul
“Recently there has been something of a vegetable boom. It started in the fifties with Elizabeth David, who championed vegetables in their own right, not just as adjuncts to meat.” I concur with Jane Grigson’s sentiments in the introduction to the first edition of her Vegetable …read more
Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic
The spotlight this week is on my store cupboard hero, garlic. Garlic’s health benefits come in many guises from preventative and treatment of heart disease and the common cold to regulating cholesterol levels while reducing high blood pressure and strengthening the immune system.
Creamy Tomato Soup
Raw isn’t always better. The potency and absorption of antioxidants in fruits and vegetables can be affected by cooking, especially in tomatoes.
Millet and Miso stuffed Acorn Squash & Sriracha Dressing
Lining my bookshelves is a collection of classic cookbooks collected over years, from Larousse to Julia Child, that allow for periodic indulgences at dinner time.
Zen Light Pork Vindaloo
In week 2 of our Zen Light recipes this month we’re taking advantage of a dish which is perfect for overnight preparation. Vindaloo has it’s origins in Southern India and a hint of a tang presides from the red wine vinegar, a legacy of the Portugese …read more
Lemony Lebanese Lentil & Spinach Soup
We’re floating away this month with a series of light and hearty recipes to satisfy our hunger and nourish our souls during the dark, dank days of Midwinter in the Midwest.
Zen Cooking Light: Ellie Krieger’s Easy Cassoulet
I arrive home from work: the dishwasher needs emptying, there’s a mountain of washing up left from breakfast and the trash and recycling need taking out in the cold and snow…..where to begin? Thankfully I left a Slow Cooker Cassoulet bubbling for dinner! I shared …read more
