RECIPES IN THIS VIDEO: Piña Colada Overnight Oats Chipotle Chicken and Pineapple Quesadilla Pineapple Fried Rice

Passover desserts have a reputation for being, at worst, kind of gross, and at best, kind of boring. Flourless chocolate cake, anyone? Yawn. In my opinion, the best matzo dessert already exists. My friends and family call it “matzo crack” or “matzo crunch,” and it’s …

The idea behind this dish was to create a Passover Weeknight Meal: something easy to throw together using common pantry ingredients, plus whatever you have leftover from your seder. Naturally, where there’s a seder, there’s matzo ball soup; and in my house, where there’s matzo …

Because fried rice is technically a one pot meal, and because it appears to be churned out a pint a minute by the chefs at your local Chinese take-out joint, it gives us home cooks the illusion that it’s easy. I’ve always found it to …

Allow me to introduce one of my all-time favorite pantry ingredients, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. A 7 oz can costs somewhere between $1 and $2, which is a total steal. I always dump the whole thing straight in the blender, puree until smooth, then transfer …

There’s a special kind of peaceful, contented feeling you get when you wake up on a workday, and remember that you have a yummy, healthy breakfast all ready for you in the fridge. It’s like someone who really cares is looking after you. And the …

It’s soup season! Or if you’re me, it’s crusty-bread-with-a-side-of-soup-season! Yes, although I tend to think of soup as merely a way to justify having bread for dinner, this is a pretty yummy one, loosely based on Italian Sausage and Peppers (another great crusty bread vehicle). …

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Shepherd’s Pie is a staple in my home because my hubby is British, and one of the most British things about him is his taste in food. Therefore, I know that a true “Shepherd’s Pie” is only made with lamb (hence the name). If it’s …