Eat Your Vegetables

Roasted cauliflower and a New Year’s pep talk

In just hours, 2015 will be upon us. Time for a fresh start, no matter what that start might entail. If you are planning on eating right in the new year, you’re probably poring over recipes (hello, Pinterest!), trying to figure out what eat — a tough task that can end in a massive ...

Healthy homemade holiday pancakes

Each year on Christmas morning, my family always, always, always has a big breakfast. Homemade scones. Omelet casserole. A enormous bowl of fruit salad. Mom-mixed hot chocolate. Lemon poppy seed bread. It’s a spread. And it’s something my parents have been doing for decades. To ...

A minty fresh treat for the late December days

It’s funny to me how each one of us associates this time of year with a certain “holidays-only” flavor. For some, it might be eggnog. Or fruitcake. Or chestnuts. And then there are the secondary flavors — ones that we might enjoy more this time of year than we would in any other ...

Tip-toe back into the kitchen with slow-cooker curry

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2014/nov/25/282735/ My kitchen got some pretty heavy use over the holiday — before, during and after the holiday. Honestly, we needed to take a break from each other. The feeling was mutual (my poor oven). To ease back into the kitchen, it seems only ...

A holiday week snack perfect for the kiddos

Happy Thanksgiving week, friends. I hope everyone is warm and cozy and gearing up to devour some delicious seasonal treats on the big day (and then for a few days thereafter). Last week, I shared an easy and tasty side dish perfect for bringing to dinner or adding to your own menu. This ...

A jewel of a seasonal side dish

http://www.lawrence.com/users/photos/2014/nov/11/282052/ Given it’s the week before Thanksgiving, chances are you’re thinking a bit about the big ol’ dinner that we all have on the final Thursday of the month. My husband and I host Thanksgiving each year at our house, but the ...