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From Garden to Jar: No Sugar Added Strawberry Jam

From Garden to Jar: No Sugar Added Strawberry Jam

Enjoy homemade strawberry jam without added sugar, using monk fruit and fresh strawberries for a healthier, garden-fresh spread.
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garden, jam, spring, strawberries, Zojirushi
A roasted spatchcocked chicken

We love a good spatchcocking. Chicken. Roasted spatchcocked chicken.

A roasted spatchcocked chicken

We love a good spatchcocking. Chicken. Roasted spatchcocked chicken.

Spatchcocking is a simple cooking technique that can transform your roasted chicken from good to great. By removing the backbone and flattening the bird, you ensure that it cooks evenly and quickly, resulting in juicy meat and crispy skin meat every time.
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chicken, comfort food, grilling, whole chicken

This homemade hummus will save your day!

This homemade hummus will save your day!

Explore the world of homemade hummus with this simple recipe, which is made even easier with a Cuisinart 14-Cup Food Processor. From grocery store wanderings to crafting the perfect lunch and dinner, you'll see how hummus saved our day and why chickpeas and premium olive oil should be pantry essentials.
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bell peppers, blender, carrots, food processor, hummus, lunch, pita chips, snack

Green Beans in the Pressure Cooker: Done in No Time

Green beans with steak and baked potato

Green Beans in the Pressure Cooker: Done in No Time

Discover the perfect side dish: buttery Instant Pot green beans. Bursting with flavor and nutrients, these delicious veggies are done in no time. Complement any main course with their subtle sweetness and versatility. Get the recipe now and taste the goodness!
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butter, green beans, Instant Pot, pressure cooker, salt, side dish, vegetable

Make a helluva watermelon, feta, mint salad

Make a helluva watermelon, feta, mint salad

Watermelons are fun and tasty. We acquired a helluva watermelon, which made a helluva watermelon, feta, mint salad. It tasted like summer in a bowl.
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balsamic glaze, feta, mint, olive oil, salad, summer, watermelon

Try this top-notch cantaloupe salad

Try this top-notch cantaloupe salad

Look at this top-notch summer salad with cantaloupe, mozzarella, prosciutto, basil, and balsamic! We challenge you to find a taster treat than ripe cantaloupe.
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balsamic, basil, cantaloupe, melon, mozzarella, prosciutto, salad, summer

Homemade Pistachio Butter — like peanut butter but with pistachios instead

Homemade Pistachio Butter — like peanut butter but with pistachios instead

Have you tried pistachio butter? We eat it by the spoonful. It is nutritious and luxurious. It offers healthy fats along with protein, fiber, and potassium.
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blender, blendtec, nut butter, nuts

Magic Spoon Cereal: Grain-Free, Protein-Packed, and Keto-Friendly

Magic Spoon Cereal: Grain-Free, Protein-Packed, and Keto-Friendly

We sampled four varieties of Magic Spoon cereal: Fruity, Peanut Butter, Maple Waffle, and Cookies & Cream. Rendering judgement, we loved two, felt fine about one, and kicked one off the island.
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breakfast, cereal, grain-free, keto

SOLELY Organic Dried Spaghetti Squash Cooks in Five Minutes: Good Gourd!

SOLELY Organic Dried Spaghetti Squash Cooks in Five Minutes: Good Gourd!

Preparing spaghetti squash is a lot of work, but SOLELY Organic Dried Spaghetti Squash cooks in five minutes. Quick. Convenient. Very edible, even good.
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This onlyfire Stainless Steel Rotating Skewer System Keeps Things Interesting

This onlyfire Stainless Steel Rotating Skewer System Keeps Things Interesting

Are kebabs made with the onlyfire Stainless Steel Rotating Skewer System that fits on the rotisserie for our Weber grill better than ones grilled directly on the grates? Maybe. Maybe not. Regardless, these are more fun to cook.
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chicken, chicken thighs, grill, kebabs, summer

Keto Rotisserie Chicken: A carb-free marvel

Keto Rotisserie Chicken: A carb-free marvel

Doing keto doesn’t mean sacrificing deliciousness. With many great carb-free seasonings and rubs available, you can easily cook a rotisserie chicken on the grill that’s bet-your-ass fantastic.
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carb-free, chicken, grilling, keto, rotisserie, whole chicken

Keto Vanilla Bean Gelato. Yes, really.

Keto Vanilla Bean Gelato. Yes, really.

Just because we’re on keto doesn’t mean that we can't make ice cream—sorry gelato. It’s gelato because we heated the eggs to incorporate the erythritol sweetener. And because we’re fancy.
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dessert, ice cream, keto, sugar-free, vanilla

Live that beef short rib lifestyle on keto with an Instant Pot

Live that beef short rib lifestyle on keto with an Instant Pot

Beef short rib paired with cauliflower mash makes the perfect keto meal. It’s so tender and succulent cooked in our Instant Pot. Of course, we’d be eating it, keto or not, but without keto, we couldn’t call it a diet. Still a lifestyle, though.
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balsamic vinegar, bay leaves, beef, celery, garlic, keto, mushrooms, onion, pressure cooker, short rib, thyme, tomato paste

Chicken wings are fast and easy in an air fryer

Chicken wings are fast and easy in an air fryer

Chicken wings are delicious, and you’ll never find a recipe easier than this using an air fryer. Season. Cook seven minutes per side. Eat. Crispy skin. Juicy meat. Yum!
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chicken, chicken wings, dinner

Bring Chicago Home with Italian Beef Made in the Instant Pot

Bring Chicago Home with Italian Beef Made in the Instant Pot

Homemade Italian beef is easy with the magic of an Instant Pot. The secret—as it’s always been—is to use tongs to dip the sandwich in the cooking juices before serving.
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beef, Chicago, giardiniera, Instant Pot, Italian, Italian beef, pepperoncini, peppers, sandwich

Even you can make sushi with a sushi bazooka

Even you can make sushi with a sushi bazooka

Sushi intimidates. We had never made it. Sushi seemed difficult, beyond us. We understood that it required bona fide skill. Then, we found a hack, a tool that empowers knuckleheads like us to create beautiful sushi at home. It’s called a sushi bazooka.
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Strawberries and Vanilla Bean Cream

Strawberries and Vanilla Bean Cream

We whipped heavy cream, sour cream, condensed milk and vanilla bean paste together and poured it over sliced strawberries. Yippee-Ki-Yay, Mr. Falcon! How did we just discover this perfect (and simple) dessert?
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dessert, fresh, heavy cream, June, May, recipe, sour cream, spring, strawberries, sweetened condensed milk, vanilla bean paste

High quality condiments will get us through

High quality condiments will get us through

Our savior is a pantry stocked with high quality condiments: olive oil, soy sauce, saba, and Irish butter. They deliver in a pinch with big flavor.
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butter, condiments, irish butter, olive oil, saba, soy sauce

Lentil chips are light, fluffy and crisp: eat them with homemade hummus

Lentil chips are light, fluffy and crisp: eat them with homemade hummus

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blender, chickpeas, dip, garlic, hummus, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, party, salt, scallions, snack, tahini

Beef Chateaubriand Sous Vide: a new holiday tradition

Beef Chateaubriand Sous Vide: a new holiday tradition

Chateaubriand is a method of preparing a center-cut roast of tenderloin. The goal is to add flavor and texture without screwing up the goodness.
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beef, butter, feast, holiday, red wine, shallot, sous vide, tenderloin, thyme

Quick, easy, and–dare we say–healthy Mediterranean salad

Quick, easy, and–dare we say–healthy Mediterranean salad

This bowl full of vine-ripened, succulent tomato and fresh crisp cucumber, bell pepper, and red onion and briny, tangy feta tossed in sumptuous olive oil and balsamic vinegar is as satisfying as any meal.
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balsamic vinegar, bell peppers, cucumber, feta cheese, fresh, healthy, kalamata olives, olive oil, pepper, quick, red onion, salad, salt, summer

Peach Burrata Salad with Grape and Cherry Tomatoes

Peach Burrata Salad with Grape and Cherry Tomatoes

Grape and cherry tomatoes from the backyard garden make a welcome addition to a favorite at-home summer treat: peach tomato burrata salad
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al fresco, balsamic, basil, burrata, cheese, garden, olive oil, peaches, pepper, salt, summer, tomatoes

Get Grinding with this Spicy Italian Sausage from Scratch

Get Grinding with this Spicy Italian Sausage from Scratch

Sausage-making is a process. It’s messy and time-consuming. But, we had a blast customizing this spicy Italian sausage which we made from scratch with fresh basil, parsley and hot peppers.
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basil, fennel, garlic, Italian, KitchenAid, meat, oregano, paprika, parsley, pork, pork shoulder, recipe, sausage

Pesto Mozzarella Chicken with Grape Tomatoes

Pesto Mozzarella Chicken with Grape Tomatoes

We made basil pesto. Our wife transformed it into an amazing dinner. A collaboration. Here’s our recipe for pesto mozzarella chicken with grape tomatoes.
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bake, baking, basil, chicken, dinner, garden, mozzarella, pesto, summer, tomatoes

Filipino-style Pulled Pork Adobo in the Instant Pot

Filipino-style Pulled Pork Adobo in the Instant Pot

In the Instant Pot, we made this Filipino-style pulled pork adobo. It would’ve been great on rice or a sandwich. We ate it in corn tortilla.
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apple cider vinegar, coconut aminos, garlic, Instant Pot, jalapeno, onion, orange, pork, pressure cooker, Trader Joe's

The Gentleman’s Summer Strip Steak Salad

The Gentleman’s Summer Strip Steak Salad

Cutting carbs, we’re eating many salads, including this strip streak salad with strawberries. Summer brings the freshest produce, but that steak, it's aged.
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balsamic vinegar, bleu cheese crumbles, candied walnuts, dijon mustard, garlic, mixed greens, olive oil, recipe, salad, sous vide, steak, strawberries, strip steak, summer

We dig Everything But The Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend from Trader Joe’s

We dig Everything But The Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend from Trader Joe’s

Toast bread. Layer sliced avocado. Layer smoked salmon. Sprinkle Everything but the Bagel Sesame Seasoning Blend from Trader Joe’s. Eat up!
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avocado, breakfast, dried garlic, dried onions, healthy, poppy seeds, sea salt flakes, sesame seeds, smoked salmon, toast

The hero of our Sunday omelet is barrel-aged soy sauce

The hero of our Sunday omelet is barrel-aged soy sauce

We're obsessed with barrel-aged soy sauce. Almost every Sunday, we prepare this simple omelet with soy sauce, sriracha, scallions, etc.
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breakfast, brunch, eggs, garlic powder, onion powder, poppy seeds, scallions, sesame seeds, soy sauce, sriracha sauce, Trader Joe's

Pesto zoodles with blistered grape tomatoes and sautéed shrimp

Pesto zoodles with blistered grape tomatoes and sautéed shrimp

Uncooked zoodles are tasty, crunchy, interesting, and fun. Our favorite way to have them is raw mixed with fresh pesto.
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basil, dinner, fresh, healthy, light, pesto, recipe, shrimp, summer, zoodles, zucchini

Chicken Wings: Instant Pot x Air Fryer

Chicken Wings: Instant Pot x Air Fryer

We’ve gone chicken-wing wild with a one-two kitchen-gadget punch. An Instant Pot to get the meat tender. An air fryer to crisp up the skin.
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Pork Carnitas Tacos from the Instant Pot

Pork Carnitas Tacos from the Instant Pot

Secret to the best pork carnitas? 80 minutes in the Instant Pot then a quick broil to crisp it up. It comes out succulent and tender like meat candy.
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avocado, citrus, fresh, Instant Pot, jalapenos, limes, Mexican, oranges, pork, pressure cooker, tacos, tomato

You’ve not lived until you’ve had Instant Pot (Pot) Roast

You’ve not lived until you’ve had Instant Pot (Pot) Roast

You’ve never tasted a roast like this. Made in the Instant Pot, the beef came out tender and succulent. We crafted gravy from the juices.
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beef, carrots, celery, Instant Pot, onions, potatoes, pressure cooker, roast, Sunday

Buffalo Chicken and Blue Cheese Pizza from Scratch

Buffalo Chicken and Blue Cheese Pizza from Scratch

We summoned our gentlemanly touch to fix the Buffalo chicken pizza, using chicken thighs and blue cheese dressing and crumbles.
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baking stone, blue cheese, bread maker, buffalo sauce, chicken, mozzarella, olive oil, party food, pizza, semolina

Air Fryer Tater Tots from Scratch

Air Fryer Tater Tots from Scratch

Tater tots are delicious but also magical. Our significant other gifted us with an airfryer, and after some practice, we got the tots too.
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air fryer, appetizer, cornstarch, garlic powder, ground oregano, ketchup, onion powder, potatoes, salt, tater tots

World’s Best Smoked Brisket Sandwich with Provolone and French Fried Onions

World’s Best Smoked Brisket Sandwich with Provolone and French Fried Onions

We’ve cracked the code by crafting the world’s best smoked brisket sandwich. It has crunch, acid, cheese and tender, succulent, smoky beef.
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barbecue, BBQ, Bradley Smoker, brisket, cheese, meat, onions, pickles, provolone cheese, sandwich, sauce, smoked meats, smoker, sous vide

Breakfast Street Tacos

Breakfast Street Tacos

We repurposed some extra street taco-sized tortillas to make breakfast tacos--a most delicious yet spontaneous home-cooked breakfast.
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avocado, breakfast, cheddar cheese, eggs, hot sauce, milk, sausage, sour cream, tacos, tortillas, turkey

Roasted Brussels sprouts, crispy bacon and runny egg: A simple and quick weekday dinner

Roasted Brussels sprouts, crispy bacon and runny egg: A simple and quick weekday dinner

Our go-to meal for simple and quick has everything that we love: roasted Brussels sprouts, crispy bacon, cheese, balsamic, and runny egg.
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bacon, balsamic glaze, Brussels sprouts, dinner, eggs, grated, kosher salt, olive oil, Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese, pepper

Crispy Chicken Thighs with Crunchy Rice and Carrots

Crispy Chicken Thighs with Crunchy Rice and Carrots

There’s nothing that beats crispy chicken thighs with crunchy rice which has soaked up all of the drippings.
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black pepper, carrot, cast iron, celery stalk, chicken broth, chicken thighs, comfort food, garlic, kosher salt, olive oil, paprika, parsley, recipe, red onion, rice

Brown Sugar Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

Brown Sugar Vanilla Bean Ice Cream

We crafted this vanilla bean ice cream substituting dark brown sugar for white sugar. It added a dynamic of rich, molasses goodness.
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brown sugar, dessert, eggs, ice cream, milk, vanilla bean

Thai Yellow Chicken Curry in the Instant Pot

Thai Yellow Chicken Curry in the Instant Pot

Curry is comfort food. It warms our souls. It fills our bellies. Despite the abundant comfort, this Instant Pot dish is pretty wholesome.
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bell pepper, broccoli, chicken breast, curry, Instant Pot, jasmine rice, pressure cooker, sweet potato, Thai food, Trader Joe's

Shrimp and cherry tomato pesto pasta

Shrimp and cherry tomato pesto pasta

Our garden is booming. So, tonight, we made fresh pesto, tossed it with penne pasta, and topped it with sauteed shrimp and cherry tomatoes.
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basil, butter, cheese, cherry tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, pecorino romano, pine nutes, shrimp

Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad

Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad

We don't enjoy cold sandwiches, except that we love chicken salad on some sort of buttery bread. We substituted Greek yogurt for mayonnaise. The taste was indistinguishable. It was cleaner, healthier, but of course, we still put it on a brioche bun.
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almonds, celery, chicken, cranberry, Greek yogurt, Instant Pot, lemon juice, olive oil, pressure cooker, red onion, salad

Eat This Tomato Peach Burrata Salad Outside

Eat This Tomato Peach Burrata Salad Outside

Summer brings tomatoes off the vine and peaches out of the tree. They match perfectly with fresh burrata cheese, which is a ball of diary paradise. Fresh mozzarella filled with curd and cream. It’ll blow your mind.
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balsamic glaze, basil, burrata cheese, olive oil, peaches, pepper, salt, tomatoes

Instant Pot Greek Yogurt: Creamy. Tangy. Packed with protein. We’re hooked.

Instant Pot Greek Yogurt: Creamy. Tangy. Packed with protein. We’re hooked.

We've got a new routine--eating a healthy breakfast of Greek yogurt made by us in our Instant Pot. It's creamy, tangy, and packed with protein. We’re hooked.
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breakfast, fruit, Greek yogurt, honey, Instant Pot, nuts, pressure cooker, recipe, yogurt

Start the day like Nordic god with breakfast charcuterie

Start the day like Nordic god with breakfast charcuterie

Color us converts to breakfast charcuterie. In addition to being delicious, it was super-duper easy—perfect for lazy Sunday mornings.
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almonds, blueberries, cheese, crackers, fig, goat cheese, jam, mustard, raisin, rosemary, salami, smoked salmon, sweet potato

Try this Soupy Rice with Chicken and Vegetables from Food & Wine

Try this Soupy Rice with Chicken and Vegetables from Food & Wine

This Soupy Rice with Chicken and Vegetables from Food & Wine was warm and heartening. The tomato gave it zest. The rice provided substance. The peas added a little sweetness. The olives delivered a surprising, briny pop. And despite being comfort food, the meal was relatively healthy.
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adobo, bell pepper, chicken, chicken thigh, Dutch oven, olives, onions, peas, red pepper flakes, rice, tomatoes

This summer Cobb salad is a grand slam

This summer Cobb salad is a grand slam

This summer Cobb salad with garden-fresh tomato is a grand slam, especially its dressing, a non-creamy, clean-eating riff on honey mustard.
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agave, apple cider vinegar, avocado, bacon, cheddar cheese, coconut aminos, corn, egg, honey, lettuce, mustard, recipe, red onion, salad, tomatoes

Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken

Instant Pot Kung Pao Chicken

We used a trick to give the chicken a crispy, fried-like texture. This sauce tastes bold and spicy. The Instant Pot does yeoman’s work.
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agave, agave nectar, bell pepper, chicken, chili peppers, garlic, ginger, hoisin sauce, Instant Pot, pressure cooker, red onion, rice wine vinegar, zucchini

Airfryer Seasoned French Fries are a worthy impersonation

Airfryer Seasoned French Fries are a worthy impersonation

An airfryer makes delicious French fries. And, if it could do nothing else, that'd be enough because healthier French fries change the game.
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airfryer, french fries, potatoes, recipe

Not-Your-Father’s Taco Salad

Not-Your-Father’s Taco Salad

Hearing taco salad for dinner, we expected a shell bowl filled with grease and sour cream. But, this taco salad is not that taco salad.
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avocado, bell pepper, cherry tomatoes, ground turkey, onion, recipe, salad, summer, taco

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