I actually adore English muffins. They’re filled with crannies ideal for nut butter or labneh – or any number of toppings. But while oddly shelf stable, they can be expensive, so I wanted to learn how to make these at home. And, um, I accidentally made 2 dozen, as well as two loaves of bread.
Category: Advanced Prep
Butter Chicken (with MOAR VEG)
Butter chicken is a favorite in our house, but in my ongoing quest to, you know, not die tragically in my early 40’s, we spend a lot of time tweaking and adjusting recipes. This week I’ll share recipes for mostly egg white bites, chicken kofta with turmeric fonio (a killer substitute for couscous), air-fried samosas…
Easy-Peasy Protein Waffles
This will be a little longer than usual, because I want to talk about convenience versus nutrition. Feel free to skip ahead to the recipe – I’ll completely understand.
Jerk Chicken + Black Beans and Quinoa
Would this have been better with chicken on the bone? Would rice have been a more natural pairing with black beans? Sure. But the thing about eating healthy – lower sugar/processed carbs, more balanced macros, and minimal sodium – is that while you may have to make some substitutions and concessions, you shouldn’t have to…
When collards met kimchi
This month’s Garden & Gun has a beautifully editorial spread on collard green kimchi. And we have a LOT of collard greens in our backyard garden. But I didn’t feel like tracking down daikon on one of my last quiet weekends before Mardi Gras, so instead I adapted the recipe for a quick and dirty salt…
Shirataki Noodles & Turning 40
Last week I turned 40, continuing my streak of being one day older than Drew Brees. And like a lot of people facing milestone birthdays or anniversaries, I did quite a bit of navel-gazing. I’m 40 lbs heavier than I was at 30, and my hair streaked with silver. The realization that I’m more than…
Copycat Egg Bites
Mornings. Ugh. Weekday mornings are the worst in our house – my husband and I both work full-time, and we have three kids to get fed, dressed, groomed and prepped for school/daycare. It’s a lot. I’m always in search of the holy grail of breakfasts, the sort of dish that doesn’t make me feel like a…
Meal Prep 3/25-3/31
I spent two hours in the kitchen prepping for this week like a whirling dervish, but this Monday morning I’m genuinely not stressed about dinner this week. Or lunches. And y’all, I’m notoriously bad about packing a lunch for work, and then I end up overindulging on carbs while I make dinner. That needs to…
This Girl Cait 