Recipes

Friends, it’s finally soup season. We’re big-time soup fans at The Everygirl—and have very strong feelings about cream of mushroom, in particular. Once the air gets crisp here in Chicago, you can bet we will be running out for a cup of soup at lunchtime at least once a week. So it’s probably not surprising that I’m always on the hunt for great soup recipes that I can make at home and eat for lunch all week long. If you’re similarly into soups, we have quite the treat for you. We rounded up 35 stellar soup recipes to keep you...

We made this Chana dal early Friday morning and released the steam outside again because it is still really hot. As it turns out it was 107F during the hottest part of the day so we were glad we did our cooking before the extreme heat alert for conserving energy between 4 PM and 9 PM kicked in. Tomorrow things are supposed to be more normal-ish weather-wise and we can go back to our regular cooking regime. Chana dal is an Indian dish using dried split chickpeas, tomatoes, ginger, onions, and garlic. You can stir some greens in at the...

Serve one of these gluten-free Thanksgiving stuffing recipes with your holiday turkey this year. One of the most challenging dishes at Thanksgiving can be stuffing. Some like it with fruit like apples, raisins or cranberries, others prefer it with sausage. Some like cornbread, others don't. Even in my own home, the five of us all disagree on how to make it. Add in a gluten-free family member, and now you've got trouble! I found some fantastic gluten-free stuffing recipes that look like great additions to our Thanksgiving feast this year. I can't decide what to try first. This post contains...

Pan Seared Scallops are a healthy and impressive dinner to make on a busy weeknight or fancy Sunday dinner. This restaurant-worthy meal is so easy and made in only 15 minutes! You will absolutely love the tender and smooth texture, golden crust, and delicious lemon caper sauce to balance the natural sweetness of scallops. Although scallops can be intimidating, this fool-proof recipe actually turns out perfectly when cooked in a saucepan or skillet at home. So whether you are looking for a celebratory, splurge type of home-cooked meal, or just to vary up your protein, you will absolutely love these...

This post contains affiliate links.  We had a busy week traveling and getting Bookworm settled for college.  (More on that on Wednesday.)  So, our meals weren’t quite like I would like them to be.  But, now we’re home, so hopefully I can finally make a few meals to put in the freezer some time soon.  Here’s our menu plan and meal prep for September 5 2022: Meal Prep For meal prep, I made deviled eggs and Banana Muffins. Menu Plan Saturday Lunch–sushi, salad Dinner–Bacon & Corn Stuffed Peppers (I added black beans & Daiya cheese into the pepper mixture.) Sunday...