Recipes

Anyone who has eaten in an Ilonggo household is familiar with KBL, a stew of kadyos, baboy, and langka. The dish is known for its flavorful soup, made with a combo of batwan and pork fat. But for some, the star of the dish is the kadyos, or pigeon peas. Our Senior Editor, who grew up in Iloilo, shared with us her love for the legume—and even brought back a pack after a trip back to the province. Kadyos (Cajanus cajan) are small green, dark purple, or black peas (or fruit pods). They’re endemic in Africa and South America, but also thrive...

November arrived with a huge windstorm that both postponed Trick-or-Treating until Saturday and brought down the leaves in volume from the maple, oak and ash trees.  Their final display of gold and red regularly causes me to catch my breath, but the weather is turning cold this weekend, with our first frost, so that beauty will turn into the beginnings of winter, more stark than lush. Our lawn has a leaf coat on it now, but I don’t really like to rake, and honestly leaving it until spring is the environmentally sound thing to do, so I’m considering whether to...

WELCOME BACK to another Meal Plan Monday! We’ve got a great edition for you this week, just chocked full with meal inspiration, sweet treats, and family favorites. Put some paper in the printer and let’s dive in!  Leading the charge this week are these Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers from Cooking With K!  For something sweet this week, we have Farmhouse Brioche French Toast Casserole from Plowing Through Life Another colorful and healthy option this week is this Keto 20 Minute Egg Roll in a Bowl from This Farm Girl Cooks And this week’s Host Recipe is:  These gorgeously delicious Asian...

Time to say bye to takeout for good. This vegetarian Asian Thai Basil Tofu Stir Fry Noodles is an easy mid-week dinner recipe loaded with nutritive veggies. Do you agree that many of us are time-poor, but we are passionate, uncompromising cooks who want tasty and healthy fuss-free meals on a weeknight. Its a big plus if these meals are made from scratch. But just the thought of cooking a meal from scratch can be overwhelming meal for someone especially on a working day. But let me tell you that this is totally possible without breaking into a sweat. You...

WELCOME BACK to another Meal Plan Monday! We’ve got a great edition for you this week, just chocked full with meal inspiration, sweet treats, and family favorites. Put some paper in the printer and let’s dive in!  Leading the charge this week are these Chicken Fajita Stuffed Peppers from Cooking With K!  For something sweet this week, we have Farmhouse Brioche French Toast Casserole from Plowing Through Life Another colorful and healthy option this week is this Keto 20 Minute Egg Roll in a Bowl from This Farm Girl Cooks And this week’s Host Recipe is:  These gorgeously delicious Asian...