Chicken with Meyer lemon, escarole, and white beans.

Roasted carrot and tahini soup topped with crispy spiced chickpeas – a healthy, warming meal.

Gong Bao Chicken with Peanuts from the new Chinese home cooking book, Every Grain of Rice.

Taza Mayan Chocolate Mousse – this Valentine’s Day classic gets a kick from cinnamon and cayenne.

Pad Thai at home – A test of 3 very different recipes.

Individual chocolate hazelnut mousse cakes for Valentine’s Day.

Spaghetti Bolognese – an Italian classic from the new La Cucina Italiana Cookbook.

Pomegranate, pear, and arugula salad – simple, sweet, and refreshing.

Roasted Beet and Spinach Salad with Eggs, Goat Cheese, Pomegranate, Orange and an Almond-Vinaigrette – Filling enough for dinner!

Greek egg-and-lemon soup with chicken, brown rice, and chickpeas – warm up with this thick and healthy soup.

Bulghur with butter-roasted almonds, chicken, and cinnamon – a healthy, warming Middle-Eastern dinner.

Pomegranate-Glazed Lamb Chops and Carrots – a delicious and healthy dinner from The Great Meat Cookbook.

Cranberry Vanilla Coffeecake and 6 other treats for Christmas morning or any other special morning!

This homemade linguine with venison ragu is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten. From SPQR, a new cookbook on modern Italian cooking.

Thick, European-style hot chocolate and chocolate cut-out cookies. Time to cozy up inside!

Sweet & spicy chipotle chicken nachos with all the fixin’s.

Roasted broccoli and kale caesar salad. A yummy spin on a classic.

Roasted Chestnut and Potato Soup with Goat Cheese.

Double chocolate cookies- super chocolaty, super fudgy, with a crinkly brownie-crust.

Latin American Rice with Chorizo, Chickpeas, Corn, and Green Beans.

Want to freshen up the Thanksgiving dessert table? Try this Cranberry-Pear Crisp for some variety!

Greek-style baked sausages in a tangy tomato sauce, plus a review of The Country Cooking of Greece.