Tag Archives: Balanced

Homemade Peanut Butter Dog Treats

Ingredients:1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour1 cup oat flour (I used rolled oats and finely ground them in the food processor)1 teaspoon baking powder3 tablespoons peanut butter (I used no-stir natural)1/2 cup (4 oz.) unsweetened applesauce1 large egg1/4-1/2 cup hot waterInstructions:Preheat the oven to 375 degrees fahrenheit.In a large bowl (I used a stand mixer

Green Papaya Salad

If Thai food were laid out as one of those nutritional pyramids they showed you in health class, green papaya salad would be at the bottom, right above rice. In other words: It is fundamental. You can eat it by itself, or with rolled-up balls of sticky rice, or with barbecued meats like they do

Easy Homemade Comfort Food Butter Pancakes

Delicious! Makes my mouth water just looking at these in the sunshine on my deck:) Photo credit: Julie Hoag Looking for an easy homemade comfort breakfast food? My Easy Homemade Comfort Food Butter Pancakes are a delicious way to deliver a yummy breakfast to your family. This butter pancake recipe is made from scratch with

BBQ Pork Lo Mein

Serves 4-6 People Author Notes Chinese takeout often comes to mind when I think comfort food, but it can be greasy and heavy. However, I’ve found a bunch ways to improve on those recipes by making them with fresh ingredients at home. We have an awesome Asian grocery store not too far from our house

Martha’s Potato Kugel

Photo by Rebecca Siegel Serves 8-10 Author Notes Grandma really wasn’t a very good cook (some of the stuff she made was pretty scary and is the stuff of family legend) but there were a few things she made really well, including this kugel, which she made only once a year at Passover. She and

Stir-Fried Chinese Noodles with Roast Pork

We have recipes for fans of every noodle, from cold to hot and salad to soup. Find your go-to homemade ramen, soba, and udon noodles; try Chinese Biang Biang Noodles and Thai drunken noodles; and make noodles from egg, rice, sesame, and sweet potato to accompany protein and vegetables in bowls full of flavor and

Farro Salad with Spring Peas, Onions & Feta

Farro is a nutty, chewy whole-grain wheat that can be used in everything from burgers to stews, showing off its versatility and ability to work as either a delicious main dish or a perfectly complementary side. Start your day with a farro breakfast porridge, make it into a creamy risotto, or fry it up for

Vegan Pho

Pho was the dish my family gathered around every Sunday, whether we were at home or at our favorite spot in Los Angeles’s Chinatown. Even as I started to cook more vegetarian food as an adult, my craving for a filling, soul-edifying pho remained, and I spent years chasing down the right combination of ingredients