I used to love opening my school lunch box to find these cookies—my all-time favorites! Not surprisingly, they were also a hit withmy sons. As the one packing their lunch boxes, I loved the ease of making this treat—just 5 minutes to make and 15 minutes in the refrigerator. Makes 12–15 cookies ½ cup unsweetened […]

I love taking this dish to potlucks. At first, it may seem challenging to make, but it’s really easy. And once you make it, it becomes easier each time. In fact, you can make almost any type of vegetable gnocchi: potato, sweet potato, beets, etc. I have found that a combination of tomatoes with jalapeños, […]

Super easy and delicious, this dish can be made in just 10–15 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, I prepare the chili. I save time by using canned tomatoes with green chilies, canned kidney beans, and frozen corn, but I make sure to check the salt content of the canned tomatoes. Makes 6 servings 1 […]

By Chef Del Sroufe This recipe is also from a CNS Kitchen Cook-Along (cnskitchen.nutritionstudies.org)—this time, a three-hour virtual cook-along class on breadmaking. And what a great recipe to learn! Since I learned how to make these pitas, I’ve become convinced that I’ll never buy pita bread again. I prefer the stovetop method, and if I […]

By Chef Del Sroufe This was a hit in our latest CNS Kitchen Fall Cook-Along (cnskitchen.nutritionstudies.org), a three-hour virtual cooking class with Chef Del Sroufe and Sharme Ridley. The focus was soups and stews, and everyone loved them. I myself was able to participate, and what a treat! This was one of the recipes; it […]

My sons were raised on this soup. I often made it in the slow cooker before going to work by simply throwing everything into the Crock-Pot, setting it on high, and then cooking it for 5–6 hours. When my older son went off to college, he asked for a slow cooker so he could make […]

This recipe has become one of my go-to breakfast meals when I’m in the Dominican Republic, which is five to six months out of the year. Since I have lots of kale growing in my garden (at one time, over 400 plants!) and since I grow lots of white sweet potatoes, I make large servings […]

Granny, my dad’s mother, made lots of apple butter. It was no surprise, then, that my dad loved it. It was not unusual to see Dad, an hour after his customary breakfast of a big bowl of oatmeal, heading toward the kitchen to toast up his favorite bread, which he would then smother with apple […]

I have fond childhood memories of Saturday morning pancakes piled high with lots of wonderful fruit toppings. I kept up the tradition with my own sons, often making these pancakes in the fall. Like my mom, I made different fruit toppings. We often used sour cherries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, peaches, or even applesauce. My mother […]