We’re all about healthifying takeout food. Our most successful attempts to date are General Tso’s Chicken and Thai Peanut Noodles. But I do believe that we have another to add to the list. Tonight we not only made a favorite fried dish more healthy, we also made it vegan. We turned to Mama Pea for [...]

Last weekend our friends, Rachael and Casey, taught us how to make sushi at our monthly dinner club — the first interactive one to date. Rachael and Casey have been making sushi for years, but this was the first time both Nick and I gave it a try. Rachael gave the following instructions: Wet your [...]

Have you watched Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution? It premiered on primetime television earlier this year, and Nick and I were totally engrossed. The series follows world-renowned chef Jamie Oliver on his quest to bring healthier food choices into public schools. (It’s an issue that’s very close to the First Lady’s heart, as well.) Jamie …

Everyone loves Chinese take-out — including the culinary couple. And when Emily saw Mark Bittman make fried rice on the Today Show last week, she got an idea. Let’s cook Chinese take-out in the comfort of our own kitchen! Both the shrimp fried rice and pork egg rolls were easy to make and tasted better [...]

Prepared for Battle Peanuts. Peanut Butter Pork Stir Fry Servings: 6 (Print this Recipe) Ingredients 2 teaspoons chopped fresh ginger root 3 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 cup soy sauce 1/2 cup chicken broth 4 tablespoons peanut butter 1 1/2 pounds boneless pork loin, cut into strips 2 tablespoons [...]