Spinach Salad with Pesto and Peas, Please! If you’re hosting friends for a backyard BBQ this weekend — or heading to a lake house, the beach or the mountains — make this easy spinach salad. It’s my go-to summer salad, full of flavor, easy to put together and always a crowd pleaser. I found this…
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Quick Vegetable Stir Fry
PrintQuick Vegetable Stir FryPrep 5 minsCook 15 minsTotal 20 minsAuthor Marcia W. SmartYield 4-6 servings Serve this quick meatless stir fry over “riced” cauliflower, jasmine rice or steamed sushi rice. Use fresh vegetables if you have them (peppers, sugar snap peas, sliced bok choy, asparagus, mushrooms or broccoli), but frozen stir fry mix works just…
Sausage and Pepper Sheetpan Supper
PrintSausage and Pepper Sheetpan SupperPrep 5 minsCook 30 minsTotal 35 minsAuthor Marcia W. SmartYield 4 servings Serve with a side of sauerkraut and German mustard. You can also pile the sausages and peppers into toasted hoagie rolls topped with mustard. Keep this Whole30 compliant by using Whole30 sausages and sugar-free mustard. Ingredients4 sausages (Italian sausage,…
Green Goddess Crudité
When some of your favorite women entrepreneurs and style mavens invite you to a garden party, the response is YES! The second response is, “What can I bring?” What to serve at a garden party? Crudité all day! I decided to find as many seasonal, beautiful vegetables as possible and fill up boards and platters…
A Cooking Retreat at The Vintage Round Top
Let’s Cook! Sneaking away for a weekend of laughing, cooking and eating is just what I need to get through the last sprint of the school year. Come Cinco de Mayo weekend, you’ll find me in the cozy kitchen of The Vintage Round Top for my second Smart in the Kitchen cooking retreat. Last January,…
Weekly Meal Plan // Week 13
A Super Easy (and mostly healthy) Weekly Meal Plan We’re rolling into April and that time of year that always feels the most frenetic to me. As I’ve said before, it’s like riding a bicycle downhill with no handlebars. We have a few April birthdays in our family, and weekends are filled with an Earth…
Egg Roll Bowls
PrintVegetarian Egg Roll BowlsAuthor Marcia W. Smart Use Napa Cabbage sliced thin for this vegetarian sauté; shiitake mushrooms are delicious here, but if you can’t find them, cremini mushrooms also work. Adapted from Lexi’s Clean Kitchen, who adapted her recipe from Skinnytaste, their versions use 7 ounces ground pork, which is a tasty addition. Ingredients1…
Grilled Lamb Chops
Grilled Lamb Chops For a super easy Easter dinner, look no further. Grilled lamb chops, with a tangy ginger, tamari and garlic marinade, have been a hit in recent cooking classes. When you’re entertaining a crowd, this recipe is the answer. Served with a spicy chermoula sauce on the side, it’s a flavor combination that’s…
Chermoula
PrintChermoulaAuthor Marcia W. SmartYield 1 1/2 cups I first learned how to make this tasty green sauce as a catering assistant for Thomas Fogarty Winery when I was fresh out of cooking school. It’s the perfect condiment for fish, chicken or roasted vegetables. I also love it mixed into couscous, cooked white beans or…
Healthy Seven Layer Dip
Healthy Seven Layer Dip I have friends to thank for this one. Iterations of this appetizer kept showing up at casual poolside barbeques and weekend gatherings last summer. Healthy, colorful and easy to assemble, it’s definitely a crowd pleaser. To assemble the appetizer, spread out the ingredients in thin layers on a white platter or…