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Whole30 Sheet Pan Chicken and Fennel

Whole30 Sheet Pan Chicken and Fennel

This Whole30 Sheet Pan Chicken and Fennel is the perfect meal for busy weeknights, when you want to pop something easy in the oven. And you’ve got a wonderful bonus that you don’t have many dishes to clean up afterward, since it all fits on…

Whole30 Italian Meatball and Fennel Soup

Whole30 Italian Meatball and Fennel Soup

There’s no doubt that winter is around the corner. There’s snow on the ground (in Alaska, anyway), and the nights are getting longer and longer. Which means, soup season is officially back! I mean, I’d eat soup year round, but truly, there’s nothing better than…

Mediterranean Beans, Greens, and Sausage

Mediterranean Beans, Greens, and Sausage

As we get closer and closer to our Alaska moving date, my days are getting especially hectic. Between work, moving preparations, buying a new car and arranging shipment outside the contiguous US, there’s a lot needed to get done in a short amount of time. And that leaves precious little left to cook up a nutritious dinner. Mediterranean beans, greens, and sausage is the perfect sheet pan meal that gets dinner on the table in 30 minutes with a handful of pantry staples and farmers market finds.

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One-Pot Orecchiette with Fennel, Kale, and Sausage

One-Pot Orecchiette with Fennel, Kale, and Sausage

Orecchiete is a fun pasta shape to work with; in Italian, it means little ears. According to my dad, my great-grandmother would make this pasta by hand; I don’t have her skills (yet), so when I was recently at Eataly in Chicago, I picked up…

Italian Kale Soup with Fennel

Italian Kale Soup with Fennel

After I graduated from college, I spent several years in snowy New England, where I was introduced to the awesomeness that is kale soup. There’s a large Portuguese community in Massachusetts, which is where this style of kale soup originates. But I like to put…

Kohlrabi and Fennel Slaw with Warm Brown Butter Dressing

Kohlrabi and Fennel Slaw with Warm Brown Butter Dressing

Kohlrabi is one of my favorite farmers market vegetables. While it is most commonly associated with spring markets, it does start to reappear in the fall in some areas, including mine.

This is the perfect salad for those warm September days with cool nights. The warm brown butter dressing is rich and nutty, while the kohlrabi, fennel, and onion are fresh and crunchy. There’s lemon and mustard in the dressing to balance the flavor. I promise you’ll want to drink this dressing, it’s that good.

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Farmers Market Finds: July, Part 4

Farmers Market Finds: July, Part 4

Can you believe it’s already the end of July? It feels like the Fourth was just yesterday. The summer heat is here, and now is the time to enjoy “no-cook” dinners. More salads are on the menu this week, as are sandwiches and other easy…