Category: Main Meal Dishes

A perfect Fall Sunday cooking dish today– a simplified healthy twist on the French classic, the cassoulet. It takes a bit more time than my normal cooking attention span, but it’s well worth it for the amount of leftovers you’ll have for the week. Soaking the beans ahead of time can seem like a pain, […]

Tomatoes for dinner. Tis the season, as they say. Why not? So maybe I’m not over my European style of eating just yet. I’m gonna roll with it. None of you have complained yet. You don’t need a recipe for this one, and you can adjust it however you’d like or keep it as pictured: […]

Let’s get right down to it today. Why this recipe is Sarah-approved & so very awesome? Let me count the ways: Seasonal– romaine lettuce & tomatoes are at peak season right now. That means great taste and cheaper prices too! Inexpensive- using good quality chicken as a topping instead of the main part of the […]

I love it when healthy food is all the rage. Trendy, if you will. That’s how I know it’s ok to post it. Other people besides me think it’s cool. I know these might be a little too trendyhealthy for some of you, but they pass my taste test. Even more than that though, they […]

Sometimes being on the spot is a great thing. This summer, its been a great thing over here. For all of  us, really. That fact that 2 of my favorite summer dishes have come from client cooking sessions– in which I am showing a certain technique (usually how to make healthy “make ahead” dishes for […]

Sometimes inspiration for healthy dishes happen to me when I least expect it. Like in the middle of vacation. In Maui. In the middle of cocktails, in the middle of laying on the beach, in the middle of a great book. You never know. We had stopped at this roadside juice bar for a bite […]

Summer is officially here in Seattle. Well, for the week at least. Let us pretend. The season for boating, picnicing, fresh cocktails, and less time in the kitchen in general. In my kitchen, anyways. I, like many Seattlites, have the intense tendency to want to be outside at every possible moment when the weather is […]

Maybe it’s the Mediterranean streak in my blood, but I am quite certain that I could eat a Greek salad every night of the week and be a very happy girl. Or, any Greek food for that matter. (Which is what I’ve been doing lately, if you really want to know). And then, one day, […]

Does that look strangely like a taco salad to you? Well, you’re right. Upgraded, of course. It’s nothing radically creative, I know. All those juices are flowing full force into the rest of my life. And yes, I promise I’ll stop being so mysterious in the coming weeks. You guys will be PUMPED, so just […]

Ingredients: 3 cans wild caught tuna in water 1/2 cucumber (seeds removed) or English cucumber, diced with skin on; or celery 1/2 pint baby tomatoes, halved Juice of 1/2 lemon (optional) 4 TB olive oil + 2 Tb dijon mustard + generous amount of sea salt & pepper Directions: Drain tuna and add to a […]

Cilantro-Shrimp & Pineapple Skewers: Another great sauce to add to the files– cilantro perfection at it’s finest. And although it makes a big batch {great for freezing} and as a great marinade or sauce for most seafood, veggies, potatoes or meat, there’s no better combo than shrimp, pineapple, a few veggies and a grill this […]

Oh my. A little on the adventurous side for you classic burger + bun people, but there is nothing not to love about this upgraded combo, using portabello mushrooms instead of bread for the burger buns. Don’t get me wrong, great bread & buns {insert dirty joke here} can be a good thing from time […]