Pan-Asian Lettuce Wraps with Peanut Sauce

This is one of our favorite quick and easy recipes, and is easily made vegan! Difficulty: EasyServes: 4-6Time: 30 minutesLeftover Friendly!🥬Vegan Friendly! Ingredients Lettuce Wraps 1 lb. ground turkey, or meat alternative, or mushrooms 1 onion, diced 1 bell pepper, diced 1/2 c. carrots, chopped 1 head of Bibb or romaine lettuce (romaine will be…

Butter Curry Chicken with Rice

Sarah has gotten really into watching baking and cooking videos on YouTube and then turning them into something new and different. Her latest, butter curry chicken, is inspired by GBBO star Chetna! Difficulty: Beginner FriendlyServes: 4-6 peopleTime: 45 minutes + 30-60 minutes to marinateLeftover friendly! Ingredients 2" x 1" piece of ginger, peeled 6 cloves…

Moroccan Couscous with Chicken

This was one of the first recipes that Sarah learned how to make when she decided to start cooking more and it's become a dinner time staple in our house. We also love the versatility of this recipe - you can make it with just about anything you would normally have on hand - mix…

Carolina Pulled Pork

Is there anything better in the summer than a yummy pulled pork sandwich? We think they're also extremely delicious on our homemade pretzels, a combo Sarah's friends have absolutely raved about! Difficulty: Beginner friendlyServes: 10-15 peopleTime: 8 hoursLeftover Friendly! Ingredients 4 lb pork shoulder 2 cups Carolina* (mustard based) barbeque sauce, divided 1/2 cup apple…

Pasta with Smoked Salmon

This has quickly become one of our favorite quick one-pot recipes. You can use any type of pasta here, but after many different ones attempted, we've found that cavatappi or cellentani work best. If you don't have either readily accessible, you'll want to err towards a larger pasta shape with more surface area like medium…

Chorizo & Rice

One afternoon when wondering what on earth to make for dinner, Sarah stumbled upon a yummy recipe for Spanish rice and chorizo! Merton adapted things a little bit here and the original recipe from The Wholesome Dish can be found here. Difficulty: Beginner friendlyServes: 4-6 peopleTime: 50-60 minutesLeftover friendly! Ingredients 1 small can (10-15 oz)…

Jamaican Patties

One of Sarah's husband Ben's favorite foods is Jamaican patties - his family is Chinese by way of Jamaica so he loves all things spicy and flavorful. When we decide we wanted to try a pastry for the first time, he requested something savory, and in particular, Jamaican patties. Not only did he love them,…