A taste of home

If you, like me, are not a fan of buying pre-made spice mixes (whether because the packaging feels wasteful or for other reasons), I have great news for you. Most spice packets are a combination of things you probably already have at home! Being approximately 7,000 miles from San Diego means we don’t exactly have…

Savory or Sweet Ricotta Pizza

Pizza dough: Combine 3 3/4 cup bread flour (you can use all-purpose if you don’t keep bread flour on hand), 1 teaspoon honey, 1 packet instant dry yeast, and 2 teaspoons kosher salt in bowl of a stand mixer. With mixer going, stream in 1 1/2 cups warm but not steaming water and 2 tablespoons…

Blistered Carrots with Labneh

Wash a bunch of carrots. I used rainbow carrots but regular orange ones are great. Don’t peel them. If you find that your carrots have a big size difference, consider slicing the largest ones in halves or in quarters. Preheat your oven to 450. Or, if you’re making three ingredient roast chicken, wait until the…

Easy Chicken

After cleaning a whole chicken, thoroughly dry with paper towels. Inside and out. I know, it’s icky. You can do it. On occasion, you’ll find a bit of a quill left in the skin. It’s easiest to grasp them using a paper towel so you have enough traction to pull it out. A lot of…

Stuffed Bagel Bites

In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. salt, and 1 cup Greek yogurt. Stir together until it forms a dough ball. If it’s a little too tacky, add in additional flour teaspoon by teaspoon. Press golf-ball sizes of dough into flat disks and place the stuffing of…