Cooking Method: Roasting

Green Beans With Pecans and Dijon Maple Sauce

Green Beans With Pecans and Dijon Maple Sauce will convert any veggie-hater. While pecans and maple sauce sound a little dessert-y, Dijon forms the bridge between sweet and green, forming a perfect side to any meal.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 15 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: 8 Servings

Quinoa with Roasted Vegetables and Feta

Quinoa with Roasted Vegetables and Feta is an explosion of nutrition and flavor. Quinoa (pronounced 'keen-wah') is a superfood, which is a complete protein. It has the perfect ratio of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats and is one of the best sources of protein you can get from a plant source.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 25 mins
  • Cook: 35 mins
  • Yields: 8 Servings

Brisket with Carrots and Onions

Brisket with Carrots and Onions is the ultimate comfort food and can be made with very little work, requiring only a very large pot with a cover and time. Brisket can be cooked many ways. You can cook it with a rub over smoky charcoal heat, on the grill, in the oven or it also works really well in a slow cooker. The fat on the brisket should not be cut off before cooking. This fat helps to keep the meat from drying out. Typically, you cook the brisket the day before, so that you can cool it and easily remove the fat, as brisket just improves with an overnight rest in the refrigerator.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Yields: 12 Servings

Balsamic Roast Pork Tenderloin

Here is a super easy weeknight meal idea. Pork Tenderloin is one of the most versatile cuts of meat you can buy. It cooks very fast at a very high heat. I happened to have balsamic glaze, which worked well because it stays on the meat. You can use regular balsamic vinegar.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 5 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Balsamic Mushroom Chicken

This Balsamic Mushroom Chicken is not a thing of beauty, but it is so good and can be made ahead.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 1 hrs 10 mins
  • Yields: 8 Servings

Slow Roasted Garlic & Lemon Chicken

This is Nigella Lawson’s garlic lemon chicken. It’s one of my go-to recipes. It is so easy and delicious, filling the house with garlic-y, lemony aromas. The only thing missing is the sex appeal. I wasn't wearing a silk robe while I cooked it!
PS - you can also buy already cut up chicken.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 2 hrs 30 mins
  • Yields: 8 - 10 Servings

Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower

Cauliflower features prominently on my blog. I looked through my archives and realized I have a thing for cauliflower! I especially like roasting vegetables, probably due to the fact that I grew up in the midwest in the '60s when all vegetables were boiled to a flavorless mush.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 40 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings

Sage Potatoes with Garlic

Sage is used in many recipes in the autumn and winter months. I had an enormous amount of sage growing in the backyard for the past several years and now it's all dead! I'm not sure what happened. I live in Los Angeles, where it rarely gets cold. I recently bought a new sage plant. It has about 6 leaves on it, which I used for these delicious potatoes.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 20 mins
  • Cook: 1 hrs 15 mins
  • Yields: 8 Servings

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Almonds & Blood Oranges

I went to my local farmers market. There are several food trucks that park there. I bought this amazing Brussels Sprouts and Blood Orange salad. I immediately came home and recreated it.

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 30 mins
  • Cook: 15 mins
  • Yields: 6 Servings

Maple and Mustard Glazed Salmon

This Maple and Mustard Glazed Salmon recipe is quick and healthy and perfect for an easy weeknight dinner or an elegant dinner party! While the sugar in the syrup caramelizes under high heat, the mustard gives it a spicy undertone. It pairs nicely with this Long Lake Lentil Salad and some baby arugula. Simple and delicious....

By Leslie Blythe

  • Prep: 10 mins
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yields: 4 Servings