Turkish Red Lentil & Bulgur Soup
the zen of slow cooking heads East to Turkey this week to champion grains and lentils in a fiber dense, nutrient rich soup.
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Dietary Lifestyle Recipes
The Zen of Slow Cooking believes that food brings people together and giving everyone a seat at the table is important. When it comes to dietary requirements or following eating lifestyles, the slow cooker and Instant Pot are still super flexible. Whether it’s dairy free, vegan, gluten free, paleo, or keto, Meg and Jane want to help you on your home cooking journey.
Chicken & Butternut Squash Tagine Diabetes Friendly
Last week we wrote about Sara, mom of Owen who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 4 years ago. To kick off this month’s series of diabetes friendly recipes Sara shared a chicken tagine with butternut squash which I served to my own family this weekend.
Szechuan Short Ribs – Paleo Friendly
When I first made these Szechuan short ribs, I set them to cook all day and dashed out of the house to a meeting. I thought I had created a winning number for our Paleo followers.
Mushroom Methi Saag “Bollywood Style”
This week we welcome our guest post writer Anuradha Sawhney to inspire us with her vegan cookery. On her recent travels to India, Meg took a cooking class with Anuradha and we’ve adapted a recipe from her cookbook The Vegan Kitchen: Bollywood Style. “The inspiration for …read more
Tuna Chermoula
We bounce off the toe of the Italian Peninsula into North Africa this week to score our second recipe from around the Med. We take with us Dr Devries mantra “More fish…less meat…” and marry it with our penchant for herbs and spices from the …read more
Slow Cooker Spiced Steak in Tamarind Sauce
Lately whenever my back is turned, my preschooler, Connie, mixes up some culinary potion under the kitchen table. In just seconds she can confine the entire contents of my baking shelf to just one bowl, leaving a telltale trail of powders and sticky mess across …read more
Peruvian Inspired Shrimp & Quinoa Parihuela
Last July I celebrated my 50th birthday with a trip to Peru. In addition to hiking the Inca Trail I used the trip as a research mission, to gather spice and recipe inspiration for our Zen of Slow Cooking venture.
