How To Cut Cabbage

Learn how to cut cabbage for slaws, stir fries, soups, and more! This step-by-step guide teaches you how to slice it into wedges, shreds, and squares.

Ever wondered how to cut cabbage? You’re in the right place! Today, I’m breaking down my favorite easy methods for how to cut cabbage for salads, slaws, soups, and more. This post is part of my mission to get everyone to eat cabbage more often. This humble vegetable is nutritious, delicious, and versatile (not to mention cheap!), but I’ll admit, from the outside, it can be intimidating. Where do you start with a veggie that looks like a miniature globe? I hope that the step-by-step instructions and tips below make preparing cabbage feel simple. And if you need an idea…

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Irish Soda Bread

Made with 8 simple ingredients, this Irish soda bread recipe is quick, easy, and delicious. Serve it warm with butter, jam, or a bowl of soup or stew!

This Irish soda bread recipe is the quickest, easiest way I know to make a great loaf of bread at home. It calls for 8 basic ingredients, and you can mix up the dough and get it into the oven in under 20 minutes—no rising required! It bakes up with a crisp, golden brown crust and a tender, buttery interior that’s studded with sweet dried currants. Make it for St. Patrick’s Day this weekend…and then, keep making it! This Irish soda bread recipe is way too simple and way too good to just be a once-a-year treat. What is soda…

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Favorite Veggie Pizza

Piled with flavorful veggies like peppers and artichokes, this vegetarian pizza will be a hit at your next pizza night! Fresh basil takes it over the top.

vegetarian

If you were to ask me, “What’s the best vegetarian pizza in Chicago?”, I’d have to ask a few followup questions before I answered. Like, what kind of veggie pizza are we talking here? Because for me, when it comes to pizza, there isn’t one best. Sometimes I’m in the mood for a Neapolitan-style pie with an airy crust and minimal toppings. And sometimes I want something inventive, like the vegan spinach & ranch pizza at Middlebrow in Logan Square. And then there are those nights when nothing but a classic delivery pizza will do. That’s where this veggie pizza…

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Sheet Pan Gnocchi

This sheet pan gnocchi recipe is a weeknight hero. It comes together on a single baking sheet in right around 30 minutes. No boiling required!

dinner / vegetarian

If you’ve never made sheet pan gnocchi before, prepare yourself: once you try it, your weeknight dinner rotation will never be the same! The reason it’s so magical is that you don’t have to boil the gnocchi. That means that this recipe requires no pasta pot and no waiting for water to boil. It comes together on a single sheet pan, and you can get it into the oven, out of the oven, and onto the dinner table in 30 minutes. I got the idea to try it after I developed a skillet gnocchi recipe for my new cookbook. I figured…

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Pre-Order Our New Cookbook for 5 Bonus Recipes!

Pre-order our new cookbook Simple Feel Good Food and get 5 EXCLUSIVE bonus recipes! Keep reading to learn how to receive this free thank you gift.

I developed a TON of recipes while I was working on my new cookbook, Love & Lemons Simple Feel Good Food…so many that not all of them fit into the book! But I loved the extra recipes wayyyy too much not to share them with you all, so I put them together into a cute downloadable bonus e-book. You’ll get these 5 exclusive recipes as a FREE thank you gift when you pre-order Simple Feel Good Food! The book comes out on April 25th, but you’ll get this free recipe e-book now! These recipes aren’t in the cookbook or on the…

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The 4 Best Tofu Presses of 2024

If you cook tofu often, a tofu press is a must-have gadget. We tested and reviewed the best tofu presses to help you pick one for your kitchen!

I recently bought a new tofu press, and I LOVE it. I’d been using my cast-iron skillet as a DIY tofu press for years, but I often hear from readers about how much they love their tofu presses, and I thought it would be fun to try one out. I decided to experiment with some of the best tofu presses on the market to see how I liked them. …and I’m a tofu press convert! Tofu presses are simple gadgets that remove the excess moisture from tofu. They evenly apply pressure to the tofu, squeezing out the water that can…

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Vegan Ramen

A homemade mushroom broth adds rich, umami flavor to this vegan ramen recipe. Filled with chewy noodles, veggies, and tofu, it's comfort in a bowl!

vegan / dinner

We have a new favorite recipe in our winter rotation: this vegan ramen! My plant-based riff on the Japanese noodle soup is warming, comforting, and intensely flavorful. It starts with a rich mushroom broth, which I spike with miso paste for extra umami. Then, I add chewy ramen noodles, savory baked tofu, and loads of fresh toppings–sautéed mushrooms, bok choy, green onions, and daikon radish. A swirl of chili crisp takes it over the top. Ramen is a Japanese preparation of Chinese wheat noodles, and it has been eaten throughout Japan for over a century. You can find tons of…

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Mushroom Broth

Made with fresh and dried mushrooms, this easy mushroom broth is rich and savory. Use it in risottos, soups, sauces, and more for a kick of umami flavor!

Break out your stock pot! This mushroom broth recipe is too good to miss. Made with a mix of fresh and dried mushrooms, it tastes unlike any other vegetable broth that you might make or buy at the store. It’s rich, earthy, and umami. Add it to risottos, soups, sauces, and more for delicious depth of flavor! I like to think of this mushroom broth as my winter vegetable broth, because it lends itself so well to the rich, savory dishes that I crave at this time of year. It freezes perfectly, so I often keep a stash on hand…

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Sauteed Broccolini

Learn how to cook broccolini! Sautéed with garlic and red pepper flakes and served with lemon wedges for squeezing, it's a delicious, easy side dish.

Ok, broccolini vs broccoli. What are your thoughts? As much as I love regular broccoli, I have to say…I’m team broccolini! In fact, it’s one of my favorite vegetables to cook with. I think it’s so pretty, with its bright green florets and long, slender stems. It’s also easy to prepare and incredibly versatile. You can serve it as a side dish or add it to frittatas, pastas, salads, and more. It’s available in many grocery stores year round, so if you’re not already cooking with it, now’s the time to start! You can find my best tips for how…

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The Best 2023 President’s Day Kitchen Sales

Need some new pans? Ready to spring for a stand mixer? President's Day weekend is the time to buy! Keep reading to find sales on kitchen essentials.

When it comes to kitchen appliance deals, President’s Day is like the Black Friday of February. You can find some of the best prices of the year on stand mixers, air fryers, blenders, and more! I often recommend my favorite small appliances, cookware, and other kitchen products to readers, so today, I thought I would highlight some of the President’s Day kitchen sales that are currently running for these items. If you’re in the market for one, you can snag it for a great price this holiday weekend! You’ll find my picks for the best President’s Day kitchen sales below.…

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Vegan Meatballs

The BEST vegan meatballs! Made with mushrooms, walnuts, and black beans, they're crisp on the outside, tender in the middle, and full of savory flavor.

vegan / dinner

These vegan meatballs are the best I’ve tried. They’re intensely flavorful, made with roasted mushrooms, a mix of savory spices, and balsamic vinegar for tang. They also have the perfect texture–crisp and charred on the outside and firm-yet-tender in the middle. Top them onto pasta, stuff them into subs, or serve them over polenta with a scoop of marinara. There are so many ways to enjoy these delicious vegan meatballs! Vegan Meatballs Recipe Ingredients To be clear, these vegan meatballs don’t taste just like meat. They’re made with whole foods, plant-based ingredients, and when you eat them, you can tell.…

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