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Make this easy rice pudding recipe in your Instant Pot for a cozy breakfast that's perfect for the colder months.

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The one saving grace of winter is being able to enjoy cozy comfort foods without any guilt. Like this chai spiced rice pudding. It has the flavors of a warming cup of chai and the sweet richness of traditional rice pudding. For a luscious texture, I recommend using a rice that is labeled medium-grain rice, which has the perfect amount of starch to thicken the pudding while keeping it creamy but not sticky. 

While this pudding is sweet enough for dessert, it’s healthy enough for breakfast. Your options for topping are endless, but I love something crunchy like toasted nuts for a contrast in textures. It’s also fabulous with stewed plums or the Roasted Grapes.
 

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Effortless to make and packed with protein and antioxidants, this flaxseed-crusted salmon recipe makes a quick and healthy meal.

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I’m not sure you could design a recipe healthier than this dish—this one truly has it all, from good fats to protein, and fiber to antioxidants. Equally important is the fact that it’s effortless to make and tastes amazing. Roasting fish on a sheet pan in a hot oven simplifies the cooking process, while the grape and walnut salsa keeps things light, bright, fresh, and crunchy and flaxseeds take  the place of bread crumbs. Did I mention that it’s just as great at room temperature or even cold from the fridge as it is warm? I remember eating this on set and being amazed at how well it held up from the day before!

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Try this hearty stew recipe with chickpeas and kale for a delicious dinner packed with health benefits.

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I’ve always liked chickpeas, but after learning about their numerous health benefits, including as a great source of manganese, a trace mineral that is a strong antioxidant and inflammation buster, I’ve made an effort to cook with them more. In addition to the chickpeas, this hearty stew gets a nutritional boost from heaps of kale. Know going in that kale shrinks considerably when cooked, so what might appear to be a giant bunch wilts down to just the right amount. The fresh lemon at the end really brightens up the stew.

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One sip of this great smoothie and you’ll swear you’re hanging out on some tropical island.

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One sip of this great smoothie and you’ll swear you’re hanging out on some tropical island. This bright and festive drink goes down great on a hot summer day when you’re lounging outside or working in the garden. The coconut water brings vitamins and minerals to the party that regular water does not. And if you’re feeling a little rowdy, you can add a shot of rum to turn it into a tasty cocktail. After all, life is all about balance!

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This recipe for chicken thighs comes together quickly, making it perfect for a weeknight meal that feels just a little fancier.

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This dish is super simple to prep and comes together quickly, so it’s perfect for a weeknight meal that’s just a little fancy. Slightly bitter, totally delicious radicchio, the grapefruit of the vegetable world, is sautéed in wedges with chicken thighs. It’s all finished with a sauce of chicken pan drippings, brown butter, lemon juice, capers, and golden raisins, which might be the greatest way on Earth to cook all of the above. Starting the chicken in a cold pan allows the fat to render slowly, getting the skin extra crispy as it cooks in more and more of its own rendered fat. You can easily double this recipe, but the chicken thighs and radicchio require a lot of surface area to get the crispiest, and I don’t have a pan that big. But if you do, you’ll have double the magic of chicken thighs that taste a little like radicchio and radicchio that tastes a little like chicken and a ton of food that all tastes like lemony brown butter.

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This weeknight roast chicken recipe is easy to put together and still gives you enough time to sip a martini (or two).

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I know, I know—a recipe for roasting chicken that takes over an hour is billed as a Simple Weeknight Meal. But it’s just so hands-off and satisfying that I would call this a Simple Thursday Night Meal. Meaning that it’s easy but also gives you enough time to sip an extra martini, because it feels like your week may never end. And the hour-plus is all in the oven. As soon as your oven is hot (and frankly, there is no rule that says you can’t put food in your oven before it is completely heated), you can stick in the chicken, and the vegetables can be prepped while it’s cooking and thrown in as they are needed. If it looks like there are way too many vegetables, there are not. Your spouse or roommate or pet or parent may be saying, “That’s too much, we’re never going to eat all of that,” but make them a second martini and tell them everything will be okay. Trust me.

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This flavourful black pepper tofu bowl recipe with a little kick from a serrano chile pepper is perfect for a weeknight meal.

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Tofu is like a flavor sponge: not much to taste on its own, but add some seasoning and aromatics, and oh, baby! Those porous little cubes will soak up all that deliciousness. This recipe uses more black pepper than you might be used to, transforming it from a background note to a front-and-center flavor. If you’re a spice fan, leave the seeds in your serrano chile for some extra fire; if you like things a little milder, scrape them out.

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Crispy, sweet, and savory, this Chinese takeout classic is so satisfying, you might be tempted to swear off takeout for good.

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Crispy, sweet, and savory, this Chinese takeout classic is so satisfying, you might be tempted to swear off takeout for good. When you’re deep-frying your pork, make sure to keep an eye on the deep-fry thermometer—in order to keep the temperature at 350°F, you may need to take a short break between batches (if the temperature isn’t high enough, the pork will take longer to cook and may get soggy). Don’t stress, though—once you get started, you’re going to be itching to fry, fry again.