RECIPES
Recipes for Real Life
Nutritious, flavorful recipes made for the way you actually live. From easy one-pot meals and sheet-pan dinners to quick meal prep and seasonal favorites, every recipe combines my passion for cooking with my Registered Dietitian expertise — because nourishing food should be delicious, approachable, and fun.
Tuscan Tortellini Soup
This is the kind of soup that makes you look forward to leftovers.
Cozy, comforting, and exactly what you need on a chilly fall night. And the best part — It all comes together in ONE pot in about 35 minutes!
Fall Harvest Bowl
Made with pearl couscous, Brussels sprouts, savory chicken sausage, sweet caramelized shallots, fresh, seasonal apples and tossed in a homemade honey Dijon vinaigrette.
The perfect balance of sweet, savory, and tangy!
Homemade Roast Beef & Gravy
Forget the deli — we’re making roast beef sandwiches from scratch! SO worth making at home (with the help of an electric slicer).
Easy Banana Bread
Easy and reliable, with only one bowl and no mixer needed, this easy banana bread recipe is the perfect way to use up those overripe bananas sitting on your counter! Made with simple pantry staples and mixed together in just one bowl, this homemade banana bread comes out soft, moist, and perfectly sweet every time.
Creamy Potato Leek Soup
Velvety, savory and comforting, this classic soup is made with buttery leeks, tender potatoes, fresh herbs, and a rich, savory broth. The result? A simple soup that tastes like it came straight from a cozy bistro.
Chicken & Dumplings Soup
This easy chicken and dumplings soup is the ultimate cozy comfort food for a chilly fall or winter night. Made in one pot with tender shredded chicken, carrots, celery, a rich and savory broth, and fluffy homemade dumplings, this classic chicken and dumplings recipe is hearty, satisfying, and full of homemade flavor.
Chicken & Broccoli
Your takeout-inspired dinner, made right at home.
This chicken and broccoli can double as an easy weeknight dinner and easy, balanced and delicious meal prep rice bowls.
Juicy chicken, crisp broccoli, fluffy rice, and a sweet & savory sauce that come together for an easy, flavor-packed meal.
Minimal ingredients, big flavor, and perfect for busy weeknights or lunches throughout the week!
Brown Butter Gnocchi with Butternut Squash & Toasted Walnuts
Pillowy gnocchi tossed in nutty brown butter and fragrant sage, paired with sweet, caramelized butternut squash, crispy sage, and crunchy toasted walnuts for the perfect balance of savory, sweet, and earthy fall flavors.
Slow Cooker Chuck Roast
This slow cooker chuck roast is the ultimate cozy weeknight dinner — fall-apart tender beef, carrots, potatoes, onions + a rich, savory gravy made with garlic, fresh rosemary & thyme. This recipe makes for a great weeknight meal because it requires minimal prep, minimal clean-up, and you get a complete & balanced dinner in one pot.
Pumpkin Spice Muffins
These homemade pumpkin spice muffins are soft, moist, perfectly spiced, and packed with pumpkin flavor — basically everything I want in a cozy fall baked item.
They’re super easy to throw together and make the perfect dessert, afternoon snack, or little something sweet with your coffee.
Chicken Marsala Meatballs
Tender, flavorful chicken meatballs coated in a creamy Marsala mushroom sauce—and the best part? It’s made mostly in ONE PAN, because fewer dishes = a better weeknight dinner.
French Onion Chicken
This French Onion Chicken has officially earned a permanent spot in my dinner rotation. It’s cozy, flavorful, family-friendly, and so easy to make—which is exactly what we need as we head back to school and back into those busy weeknight routines.
Tomato Basil Focaccia
One of the best ways to use up those last juicy summer tomatoes…
This focaccia is golden, crispy, fluffy, loaded with sweet seasonal tomatoes, fresh basil from the garden, and plenty of olive oil.
It’s simple, rustic, and versatile.
Stovetop Lentils
Comfort foods meets nourishment in this one-pot dish. Lentils are packed with plant-based protein + fiber, along with iron, folate, potassium, and other micronutrients — making them a delicious way to build a satisfying, nutrient-dense meal.
Zucchini Pesto
This zucchini pesto tortellini can be prepped in advance, and enjoyed hot or cold, now or later.
I love recipes that incorporate fresh and seasonal produce, and help you use that produce in unique ways.
Same-Day Focaccia Bread
Same-day, minimal ingredient, simple focaccia bread recipe — perfect for beginners.
Peach Tarts
Peach tarts: the minimal ingredient, maximum flavor dessert you didn’t know your summer table needed — simple, delicious and impressive.
Scarpaccia (Zucchini Tart)
Scarpaccia is a traditional Italian recipe from the Tuscan region that’s somewhere between a savory zucchini tart and a thin, crispy pancake. Made with simple, fresh ingredients, it’s proof that some of the best recipes come from humble beginnings.
Pizza Rustica (Savory Easter Pie)
Pizza Rustica — the ultimate Easter pie 🐣✨
Layers of cured meats + creamy ricotta baked into a golden crust = this Italian classic is what holiday traditions are made of🤌🏼
Whether you grew up eating this or you’re trying it for the first time, it just feels like Easter.