Spring ingredients make the best salads. Throw radishes and peas onto a salad and marvel at the crisp and crunch they add to arugula and lamb’s lettuce. Top with a simple orange flavored vinaigrette, and you have a healthy side…

Cooking with Conor focuses on simple and healthy foods that are low in sugar and loaded with lean proteins and vegetables. Perfect for followers of the Paleo diet. Ah warm weather! The days where neighborhoods are filled with the smells…

Photography by Rebekah Burder. Poached pears. It sounds complex, but it’s one of the easiest desserts to make. The basic steps are: boil liquid, add pears, cook until tender, enjoy. I added a little bit more to that! Whipped coconut…

Photography by Rebekah Burder. It’s hard to imagine a healthier salad than this Cucumber Dill version. It’s easy, tasty, and low-calorie. The cucumbers are best very thinly sliced. We used a mandolin, but be careful if you do the same….

Beets, or beetroot, are a colorful food that is grossly underused in American cuisine. A winter and spring vegetable, it can be roasted, pureed, baked, boiled, steamed or fried; just about anything you can think of, and it has this…

Do you love Thai food? Unlike Mexican, it’s a cuisine that’s loved here in Ireland. So ingredients like lime leaves, lemongrass, and coconut milk are really affordable compared to the states.When I had a bowl of Butternut Squash Soup with…

Photography by Funky Time. Looking for sweet treats for Valentines Day? Check out our Pinterest Board, “Sweet Little Thangs” where you can find all sorts of inspiration for Valentines recipes. Here are a few of my favorites! Click on the…

Cold weather got you down? Make this simple corn and bacon chowder, found on Châtelaine.

Whenever I need to bring a dish for a group meal, roasted vegetables are my favorite choice. It’s low-cost, less than $10 for the entire dish, everyone loves them, and I don’t have to worry about packing leftovers home. This…

After the gorge fest that is the holiday season, your body is probably craving healthier fare. Things like good lean protein, and cheese-free vegetables, and boy, am I right there with you! Each January, Frank and I agree to do…

Photography by David Munns for BBC Good Food. One of the biggest adjustments I’ve made in Ireland (which is piddling in comparison to the adjustments we made in Nicaragua), is to a new list of recipes and local favorites. Soups…

  Photography by Kate Whitaker. I’ve found myself spending a lot of time on food photography websites. Faithful readers are rolling their eyes at the obviousness of this statement. But, this fall weather has me nesting like mad. Our home…

Photography by Ditte Isager for Bon Appetit. David Tanis, chef and author, put together a host of fall recipes for Bon Appetit. He had me at crispy potatoes. I’m not going to tell you that I ran out and purchased every item…

Photography by Rebekah Burder for Honeysuckle Life. For those who want to cook, roux is one of the first basics you need to learn. A thickener used as a base for a variety of dishes, it’s referred to in color:…

You bet your britches I’m going to be roasting up a batch of these carrots this weekend. There’s no way it could go wrong: carrots, balsamic vinegar, goat cheese. Score.

Caramel Apple Granola by Pastry Affair. Tis the season for apples: honeycrisps, gala, grannies, and more. If you’re blessed with an overabundance of this crisp fall fruit, head over to NPR for a list of creative recipes or Foodgawker for…

Photography by Kerry for Bakergirl. Banana Monkey Bread Muffins. Do I need to explain any further than that? Well then go whip up a batch and bring them over to my house for coffee and tea.

Photography by Gabrielle of Honest Fare. This Tomato, Squash and Coconut Milk Bisque looks like the perfect fall accompaniment to a hearty salad or sandwich. And the entire process is filled with techniques that will make you feel like a…

On a cool day, there’s nothing like a great soup to warm up your hands and heart. And chowder is the king of soups. You can make it for pescetarians (clam or seafood), vegetarians (corn or vegetable) or meat lovers…

Each country has its own stereotypes. For America, most outsiders think we all drive Ford Mustangs and are obsessed with being clean. For Ireland, it’s leprechauns and potatoes, lots and lots of potatoes. I’m not complaining about the potatoes. They’re my…

Consider this the week of caramelized onion recipes! One last recipe to share and then I’m done. Until next week that is! Anywho, this Grilled French Onion Sandwich recipe from The Yummy Bits looks A-MA-ZING. Use it for those last…

I have yet to bake a pie or quiche crust perfectly. I consistently don’t roll a big enough circle, leaving big gaps in the edge. But they always taste great, so I’m not that concerned. I used leftover onions from…

Cider is one of my favorite fall beverages, and, thankfully, it’s served nationwide in Ireland, with several brands and flavors available in every petrol station, grocer, and neighborhood shop. If you love it like I do, here’s a great soup…

Have a grilling man in your life? Get him a set of Ross Dobson cookbooks. They’re filled with manly recipes like crabcakes and seafood chowder guaranteed to give you an off day (or month) in the kitchen.

  Photography by Mary Britton Senseney. Food Styling and Recipe Development by Tonya West. Grilled peach pizza. Read that again, and pause for a second or two. Yep, you read that correctly. Check out the mascarpone and vanilla filled recipe,…

  Photography by Honeysuckle Life. Until this summer, my use of basil was limited to pastas and pestos. Now that we’re limiting refined carbs, I’ve had to step up my game. This recipe from a friend became an instant favorite….

Photography by Amy Isaacson of Playing House. Did you know gazpacho is a colonial recipe? From Wikipedia: “There are a number of theories of its origin, including as an Arab soup of bread, olive oil, water and garlic that arrived…

Sandwiches are not something I normally crave, but after having this Strawberry and Basil Panini at Cafe Jonah in Atlanta, I can’t get enough. These thick layers of toasted bread with sliced strawberries and goat cheese are delicious enough on…

Zucchini and Feta Balls with Tzatziki Dipping Sauce by Closet Cooking. These. Look. Delicious. Maybe I’m just terribly hungry, but these fried balls of zucchini, feta, and herbs look so good. Perfect for a Greek dinner party.

Photography by Honeysuckle Life. To be honest, when we chose this recipe we weren’t sure if it would work. Sometimes new recipes completely flop. But even if the pecans didn’t work we  had enough food to replace it. This was…