Sustainable Bengali Lamb & Chickpea Curry made with steel food cans of diced tomatoes and chickpeas. Served with rice, garnished with cilantro and lime wedges. It’s the middle of April and you know what that means? It’s Earth Day Week! One of my favorite ways to celebrate Earth Day is to make recipes that emphasize sustainability. So while Adrian was busy outdoors with a beach cleanup this weekend, I was doing my part in the kitchen by making this awesome Lamb & Chickpea Curry! By using three steel food cans in its ingredient list, including diced tomatoes, chickpeas, and tomato paste ..read more

What better way can you treat yourself than with a healthy meal at the end of a long week? Lately, I've found that a great way to decompress is spending more time cooking! Instead of 20-minute meals on a weeknight, I've been enjoying longer stints in the kitchen, building depths of flavor that can be hard to come by in less time. This recipe, from Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, takes some time and effort, but I found the entire cooking process to be meditative. I loved roasting peppers over an open flame, toasting aromatic spices in a skillet, and bringing it all together with a spicy harissa mari ..read more

This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx. Happy National Nutrition Month! It's the perfect time to focus on incorporating functional food products into your diet. And I've got some awesome products to share with you that are both nutritious and delicious! First up, let's talk about The Secret Nature of Fruit by Dole Packaged Foods. I'm currently chewing on the Beauty Chews, which promote healthy hair, skin, and nails. These fruit-powered vitamin chews are a sustainably crafted line of functional chew supplements aimed at uncovering and harnessing the hidden 'secrets' of fruit to deliver key fu ..read more

A vibrant Peruvian Nicoise Salad, artistically plated with colorful ingredients, including red leaf lettuce, halved boiled eggs, olives, and green beans and potatoes. The dish is garnished with fresh herbs and drizzled with the huancayo-style sauce, showcasing a tempting fusion of Peruvian flavors and classic Nicoise elements. If you’re looking to add some excitement to your cooking routine, why not try making a Peruvian twist on a classic Nicoise Salad with Diamond Crystal Salt? Perfect for home cooks of all skill levels, Diamond Crystal Salt Co. offers a variety of salts that can help bring ..read more

A bowl of vegetarian tortilla soup, topped with shredded cheese, cilantro, and a crispy tortilla stripS. The soup is a deep red color, and filled with tender chunks of tomatoes, corn, and beans. As February is National Canned Food Month, what better way to celebrate than with a delicious and environmentally friendly recipe - like this Spicy Vegetarian Tortilla Soup? It’s delicious, easy, and environmentally friendly because steel food cans are used to package its ingredients.  One thing that I love about purchasing foods in steel cans is that the cans are infinitely recyclable, with no d ..read more

If you’re looking for last-minute Thanksgiving recipes, look no further than this recipe for Cranberry-Glazed Turkey Thighs with Swiss Chard and Polenta!  Although we love to go all-out for the holiday whenever we can, we’ve decided to keep things simple this year as we’re only cooking for a small gathering. Instead of roasting turkey for several hours and serving it alongside an abundance of side dishes, we’re packing our menu with flavor, technique, and high quality ingredients instead! The star of our Thanksgiving menu is the turkey thighs – brined in advance, the thighs are pan-fried ..read more

If you want a recipe that just screams summer, look no further than this spicy Cajun shrimp boil with sweet corn, Spanish chorizo, fresh herbs, and a buttery European sauce that hits every tastebud!   I’ve been preparing variations of shrimp boils for years – sometimes at home over the stovetop with family and other times in a foil pack over the grill at the park with friends for holiday gatherings. This time, Adrian and I crafted our absolute favorite version during a quick, weeknight dinner and we savored each bite. From the shrimp and chorizo to the corn that carried the buttery ..read more

Note: This post is sponsored by BabbleBoxx This past week, we cooked up a storm in the Diet Assassinista kitchen! From stir-fries to roasted fish, pasta, and curry, our fridge and pantry have been brimming with seriously tasty ingredients.  But how did we get from point A, identifying what we want to make, to point B, adding the foods to our grocery list? This is a question I get asked a lot, so I figured I’d give you a glimpse into how it works in our kitchen. First, we chose to base our meals around a few delicious and convenient products that we had on hand: coconut aminos, tahini, ha ..read more

I’ve got just the recipe for your next Taco Tuesday! These strip steak tacos are so juicy and absolutely perfect for your summer cooking endeavors. Served up with a tangy tomatillo salsa, cilantro mayo, and fresh radishes and greens, they’re handheld and as easy to eat as they are to put together. One technique I like to use when I make this dish is to dry brine the steak. It sounds fancy, but it’s super simple: all you do is season the steak with salt and allow it to absorb into the protein for 1-3 days. Somehow, by the magic of nutrition science (osmosis and diffusion), this process enhanc ..read more

I hope everyone’s Fourth of July weekend is going amazing! Adrian and I have been grilling up a storm and that means we’re cooking with Australian grassfed beef. We decided to make these Aussie burgers a little tangy with pickled red onions, a little smooth with guacamole and cheddar cheese, and also a little spicy because – well, that’s what our taste buds love! The flavors of this burger are out of control and are all thanks to sustainable Australian grassfed beef because it always ups the ante on our go-to grilling favorites, from burgers, to steaks, to skewers and tri-tip.  While bur ..read more