Recipe: Lasagna Soup

Lasagna Soup

Food & Wine Magazine, Jan 2025, p. 45

4.9 stars

We will definitely make this again! It really is what it says ~ it's a lasagna soup! I thought it was interesting that harissa is an ingredient -- it gives SPICE to it, but you wouldn't guess it was in the dish.

Ingredients: lasagna noodles, Italian sausage, yellow onion, harissa, marinara sauce, shredded mozzarella, ricotta cheese, Parmesan cheese, garlic, dry white wine, chicken broth, basil, Kosher salt

Tips/Notes:

• It was SPICY! Use 2 Tbsp instead of 3 Tbsp of the harissa
• Did not add any salt, and it was fine
• Used Beyond Sausage
• Used vegetable broth instead of chicken broth

Recipe: Spicy Braised Tofu

Spicy Braised Tofu

Bon Appetit Magazine, Sept 2020, p. 79

4.8 stars

Delicious! One of my favorite preparations of tofu. YUMMY sauce. We had never used gochugaru (coarse Korean red pepper powder) before, and it was good.

Ingredients: extra-firm tofu, scallion, gochugaru, soy sauce, mirin, toasted sesame oil, garlic, ginger,  grapeseed or vegetable oil, Kosher salt; sesame seeds and rice for serving

Tips/Notes:

• This is so good -- make double the amount!
• Served with QUINOA and steamed broccoli

Recipe: Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Lentils

Glazed Sweet Potatoes with Lentils

Bon Appetit Magazine, Oct 2020, p. 14

4.7 stars

This tasted a lot better than it looks!

LOVED the glaze -- and all the components together ~ scallions, pistachios, etc. was better than expected!

Ingredients: sweet potatoes, lentils, scallions, pistachios, maple syrup, soy sauce, white miso, sesame oil, unseasoned rice vinegar, extra-virgin olive oil, red pepper flakes, Kosher salt

Tips/Notes

• To cut on time, cut the potatoes before roasting them
• It was a bit too many scallions for me -- reduce and also cut them to smaller than matchsticks

Recipe: Layered Taco Salad

Layered Taco Salad
Gourmet Magazine, Aug 2023
4.8 stars

Really great recipe! I think this is the best taco beef recipe we've made -- so flavorful and moist with the tomato sauce.

Salad Ingredients: lettuce, tomato, avocado, black beans, black olives, extra-sharp Cheddar

Beef Ingredients: ground chuck, medium onion, tomato sauce, garlic, serrano chiles, chili powder, ground cumin, olive oil, salt, pepper

Dressing Ingredients: lime juice, cilantro, sugar, chili powder, ground cumin, olive oil, salt, pepper

Tips/Notes:

• Used Impossible Beef
• Heated up the black beans

Recipe: Spicy Bulgur in Lettuce Cups

Spicy Bulgur in Lettuce Cups

Bon Appetit Magazine, Apr 2021, p.43

4.5 stars

This grew on me! The dressing wasn't that exciting, but overall the flavors were good ESPECIALLY with the falafel added. The lettuce wasn't strong enough to hold everything together so it ended up being a salad.

Salad Ingredients: Little Gem lettuce or romaine, bulgur, walnuts, tomatoes, cucumber, scallions, parsley, mint, pomegranate seeds, Kosher salt, black pepper

Dressing Ingredients: pomegranate molasses, double-concentrated tomato paste, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, Aleppo-style pepper, biber salcasi (Turkish hot pepper paste) or more Aleppo, Kosher salt, black pepper

Tips/Notes:

• Served falafel with it
• Didn't have biber salcasi so used more Aleppo pepper
• Substituted date syrup for the pomegranate molasses