Halibut and Spring Vegetable Skillet

Photo by Tom McCorkle and food styling by Gina Nistico for The Washington Post   This recipe is as close as you can get to capturing spring in a skillet. It features flaky, white fish nestled into a saute of brilliantly colorful seasonal vegetables, all in a lemony, white wine pan sauce, and topped withRead More

Apple Spice High Protein Breakfast Bowl

  When I learned that getting 25-30 grams of protein at breakfast can help us build and maintain muscle as we age, I realized that my usual breakfast wasn’t cutting it. At first I struggled to find high protein options I felt like eating in the morning, but I eventually got into a groove withRead More

Buffalo Fish Bites With Blue Cheese Dip

Photo by Tom McCorkle and food styling by Gina Nistico for The Washington Post   Bite-size chunks of firm, white fish are browned in a skillet, then slathered in Buffalo sauce — a mixture of cayenne pepper sauce (ideally Frank’s RedHot) tempered with a little melted butter. True to the classic, the fish bites areRead More

DIY Whole-Wheat Almond Pancake Mix

Photo by Deb Lindsey and food styling by Bonnie S. Benwick for The Washington Post   This wholesome pancake mix combines whole-wheat pastry flour, almond meal/flour and hemp hearts or wheat germ for protein-rich pancakes that come out tender and light, with a lovely nutty texture. I love to add whatever fruit and nuts IRead More

Whole-Wheat Cranberry Sauce Muffins

Photo by Tom McCorkle and food styling by Gina Nistico for The Washington Post   These tender muffins, redolent with cranberries and warmly fragrant orange zest and cinnamon, are a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce from a holiday meal. Made with whole grain and almond flours and healthful oil, and sweetened withRead More