Cooking with seasonal products and the contents of your pantry
Who doesn’t love sheet pan dinners? A few minutes of prep and a single sheet pan is all that stands between you and dinner. Well, plus about 45 minutes of hands-off cook time! Use chicken quarters, thighs, or drumsticks – whatever happens to be on…
Corn and scallions make a delicious combination. On a pizza? Why not! Really, what doesn’t go on a pizza? This family-size sheet pan recipe makes use of one recipe of pizza dough (or a little less if you want to roll the dough out thinner…
This is one of my favorite dinners. I will eat the entire head of cauliflower – seriously. So that means I usually have to serve it alongside something else so everyone gets something to eat. If you aren’t eating just an entire bowl of cauliflower…
This recipe came to me when I was staring at the contents of the refrigerator, hungry of course. It had been a long day and I was having some difficulties coming up with dinner ideas. So I started pulling a few random ingredients out of…
Brussels sprouts are awesome – especially roasted and the outer leaves get nice and crispy. Speaking of which, have you ever had brussels sprouts chips? Similar to kale chips but with using the leaves of the spouts. Delish! Anyway, Brussels sprouts are back at the…
I usually don’t like eating chicken skin, even when it is perfectly crispy. Yes, I am aware that this is weird. I will occasionally eat some of it, especially with recipes such as this, but usually, Jelani ends up with extra pieces of crispy skin.…
This is probably one of my husband’s favorite ways to eat chicken. He says that he really likes the flavor and the crunchiness of it, and claims that it is one of his top comfort meals when served with mashed potatoes and sautéed kale. I…
Broccoli gets crispy, tender, and even more delicious when roasted. The balsamic vinegar adds a sweet, acidic note and the soy sauce adds another depth of flavor. The zest adds some bright pop and garlic, well, garlic just makes everything better. Serve as a side…
I love sheet pan meals. They are quick to put together and are then hands-off as they roast in the oven. And the combinations are endless. The trick is combining ingredients that have very similar cook times. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs are my usual go-to…