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Jerk Chicken Bowl with Mango Avocado Salsa

April 22, 2019 by Maggie Jones 1 Comment

Weeknight Shredded Jerk Chicken Bowl with Mango Avocado Salsa - Crockpot, instapot of stovetop

Tangy, spicy shredded chicken served with fresh salsa loaded with all the flavors of the Caribbean. This dish is adapted from Skinny Taste’s Slow-Cooked Jerk Pork and modified for us non-mammal eaters. It’s been a long time Jones family favorite and was one of the first recipes published on this blog. I’ve pulled it up… 

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Filed Under: Entrees: Chicken and Poultry, Recipes Tagged With: Cheap Eats, Entertaining, gluten-free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Make Ahead, Paleo

Twofer: Roasted Carrot and Red Lentil Ragout becomes Spiced Coconut Carrot Soup

June 19, 2018 by Maggie Jones 1 Comment

Spicy Carrot and Red Lentil Ragout served over rice.

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… 

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Filed Under: Entrees: Vegetarian and Vegan, Recipes Tagged With: Cheap Eats, Gluten Free, Make Ahead, Vegan, Vegetarian

Vegetable Ratatouille

June 14, 2018 by Maggie Jones 1 Comment

Summer vegetable ratatoille

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… 

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Filed Under: Entrees: Vegetarian and Vegan, Recipes Tagged With: Cheap Eats, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Make Ahead, Paleo, Vegan, Vegetarian

Moroccan Red Lentil and Chickpea Stew

June 10, 2018 by Maggie Jones 1 Comment

This chickpea and apricot Moroccan stew is so hearty and flavorful you'd never guess it's vegan

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… 

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Filed Under: Entrees: Vegetarian and Vegan, Recipes Tagged With: 40 Minutes or Less, Cheap Eats, Gluten Free, Low Calorie, Make Ahead, Vegan, Vegetarian

Homemade Ricotta and Summer Squash Crostini

May 31, 2018 by Maggie Jones Leave a Comment

Ricotta and Summer Squash Bruschetta

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… 

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Filed Under: Recipes, Snacks & Small Plates Tagged With: Cheap Eats, Entertaining, Kid Friendly, Make Ahead, Vegetarian

Sparkling Sugar-Frosted Cranberries

November 1, 2017 by Maggie Jones 5 Comments

These sweet-tart sugared cranberries are a holiday staple

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… 

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Filed Under: Recipes, Snacks & Small Plates Tagged With: Cheap Eats, Entertaining, Gluten Free, Kid Friendly, Low Fat, Make Ahead, Vegan

Wild Rice, Sour Cherry and Arugula Salad

February 3, 2017 by Maggie Jones 5 Comments

Wild rice, sour cherry 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… 

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Filed Under: Recipes, Salads Tagged With: 40 Minutes or Less, Cheap Eats, Gluten Free, Low Fat, Make Ahead, Vegetarian

PSMF Recipes: Zesty Chicken Soup and more for the Protein Sparing Modified Fast

January 6, 2017 by Maggie Jones 7 Comments

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… 

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Filed Under: Entrees: Chicken and Poultry, Recipes Tagged With: 40 Minutes or Less, Cheap Eats, gluten-free, keto/ low carb, Low Calorie, Low Fat, Make Ahead, Paleo, PSMF

Decadent Cheesecake Bars with Chocolate Ganache Topping

July 27, 2016 by Maggie Jones 4 Comments

Rich and Creamy 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… 

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Filed Under: Desserts & Sweets, Recipes Tagged With: Entertaining, Make Ahead, Splurge, Vegetarian

Fast, Easy Moqueca de Camaroes, aka Brazilian Shrimp Stew

June 29, 2016 by Maggie Jones 8 Comments

Crazy amazing Moqueca de Camaroes - 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… 

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Filed Under: Entrees: Fish and Seafood, Recipes Tagged With: 40 Minutes or Less, Gluten Free, keto/ low carb, Make Ahead, Paleo

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