Low Carb

With summer break just a few weeks away, we’re really excited about giving you tips to get your kids into the kitchen all summer long. This recipe for Almond Crusted Tilapia is not only kid friendly and kid-helping-in-the-kitchen friendly, it can also be easily turned into a paleo recipe for those looking to eat more like our cavemen ancestors. Almond [...]

Spinach Salad with Cumin Vinaigrette Dressing One of our many cooking missions is to help folks to ditch their bottled salad dressings. You can just as easily make delicious vinaigrettes and dressings with a few pantry essentials. It’s healthier, cheaper, and most importantly, a lot more fun to get out your whisk and exercise some wrist strength. Today’s recipe post [...]

This taco soup recipe is the kind that you'll copy down onto an index card and pass onto your children. It's just the kind of comfort that will be appreciated for years to come. I made a huge pot of this the week before we launched our new meal plan site, and it was just the soulful eats I needed to get through a lot of stressful days and late nights.

This butternut squash, chickpea, and kale curry combination is not likely to be found on the menu of any restaurant. Butternut squash, chickpeas, and kale are not exactly traditional Thai ingredients, but that’s one of the most amazing things about a curry. You can honestly throw any random group of ingredients into a pot, and just let the curry sauce [...]

It’s rare that I’ll have a salad as a full meal. I love it on the side of something hot, but a salad on its own as an entire meal often feels a bit disappointing to a hearty eater like myself. However, this Asian Chicken Salad recipe is definitely one of the few exceptions that I am more than happy [...]

I can’t believe there’s been only one lentil recipe on Cook Smarts so far. Now that’s what I call a travesty. I’ll fix this oversight today by sharing this super simple and healthy mustard roasted fish and lentils recipe. This meal is something you’d find at a fancy schmancy French restaurant for well over $15 / plate, but I’m going [...]