Chef Nate Appleman lost lots of weight by running. After a morning workout, he often makes this smoothie, which gets a dose of protein from almond butter.
When you call Dorie Greenspan to say you’re coming over, this is what she bakes. “It takes longer to preheat the oven than to put these cookies together,” she wrote to me. “I love them for a million reasons, but chiefly because they're a simple pleasure that can be shared on the spur of the moment.” She includes a perfectly round variation in her book using muffin tins (and plenty of baker's spray to help them break free), but we preferred the ease and charm of the freeform version. Adapted slightly from Dorie's Cookies (Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016).
This Blue Cheese Cheesecake with Baby Greens, Candied Walnuts and a Pear Vinaigrette recipe contains blue cheese, cream cheese, vegetable oil, toasted walnuts, walnut halves and more.
Change up this dessert by layering pear filling between purchased pizzelles (Italian waffle-style cookies) and then topping with Praline Sauce and toasted pecans.
This Slow Cooked Smoky Chipotle Brown Sugar Chicken recipe contains boneless, skinless chicken breast, brown sugar, fire roasted diced tomatoes, chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, red onion and more.
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