Behold! A new category that I hope becomes a regular feature on this blog: “The Twofer.” Cook one delicious meal and reshape the leftovers into a substantially different, equally delicious meal. This inaugural entry starts with the New York Times’s delicious Roasted Carrot and Red Lentil Ragout tweaked to make it just a little faster to…
Vegetable Ratatouille
Colorful vegetables and fresh herbs cooked together to create a savory mix that is light and healthy but incredibly satisfying. Served with a side of crusty bread and a dollop of goat cheese, this may be my all-time favorite dish. The recipe below represents my favorite combination of vegetables but there are so many varieties…
Moroccan Red Lentil and Chickpea Stew
This colorful stew is rich with Moroccan flavors. The sweet apricot, creamy garbanzo and complex spices are all reminiscent of my favorite Moroccan chicken tagine but this vegan version is updated for a simplified, weekend-friendly preparation. The spice mix is key. Ras el Hanout is a traditional Moroccan spice blend which loosely translates to “top…
Homemade Ricotta and Summer Squash Crostini
According to the calendar, Summer is almost here. According to the weather, it’s already time to spend evenings on the patio with good friends, a cool rosé, and tasty little snacks like this homemade ricotta and summer squash crostini. This is a great recipe for when the garden is overflowing with zucchini but the real star…
Sparkling Sugar-Frosted Cranberries
Whipping up a batch of these glittering cranberries signals the beginning of the holiday season at Chez Jones. These sweet-tart candied berries are great for snacking, sharing, decorating the table, and – our favorite use – garnishing cocktails like our Holiday Mule or this holiday twist on a French 75. They’re such a surprisingly refreshing…
Wild Rice, Sour Cherry and Arugula Salad
I’ve been holding out on you. This salad’s been in our regular rotation for almost a year and I’ve been keeping it all to myself. No longer. Break out that wild rice that’s been sitting in your pantry and make this hearty, zesty salad tonight. I suspect it will be the first of many times you…
PSMF Recipes: Zesty Chicken Soup and more for the Protein Sparing Modified Fast
Happy New Year! I’m excited to kick off 2017 with a post I’ve been holding onto for a while. Last year around this time I stumbled across the Rapid Fat Loss Handbook by Lyle McDonald and was introduced to the idea of Protein-Sparing Modified Fasting. PSMF was developed by doctors in the 1970s to achieve…
Decadent Cheesecake Bars with Chocolate Ganache Topping
Do you need to impress someone in your life? Do you need a way to show someone how much you appreciate them? Or do you just need to taste the richest, creamiest, most decadent cheesecake bar you’ve ever imagined? Then you’ve come to the right post. my friend. We don’t eat a lot of sweets…
Fast, Easy Moqueca de Camaroes, aka Brazilian Shrimp Stew
Yum yum yum yum. Looking at these pictures again makes me want to run back to the kitchen and make this soup all over again. I know soup in summer sounds like madness but I swear it works here. Rich but not heavy, creamy but fiery, this is the perfect meal for when you’re exhausted…
Southwest Quinoa Cakes
These super-easy superfood cakes are loaded with zesty Southwest flavor. In fact, I have to confess that the salsa in the picture isn’t the salsa from the recipe. The salsa from the recipe was completely devoured by me before photo time so I had to make a last minute substitution. Recipe pro tip: make extra…
