And you might enjoy that exact feeling with these recipes.
Serve this healthy shrimp recipe over whole grains or rice.
Load up bowls of the butternut squash chili and top with Greek yogurt, cilantro and minced red onion.
Photo: Photography: Kelsey Hansen; Food Styling: Greg Luna
Or skip the yogurt and keep this healthy dinner vegan.
Use precooked microwave rice so you don’t have to mess up another pan.
This one-pan dinner is perfect for company, but easy enough to make on a weeknight.
Vegetarian Potato-Kale Soup
This healthy soup recipe has a rich, yet light and velvety texture.
Serve with crusty bread and a glass of wine for a cozy meal.
We call for bone-in pork chops to maximize flavor, but boneless pork chops are a fine substitution.
To round out this meal a little more, serve with rice or mashed potatoes.
A mandoline or vegetable peeler makes quick work of thinly slicing vegetables.
Beets contain a phytochemical called betalains, which can help fight inflammation in the body.
Photography / Antonis Achilleos, Styling / Christine Keely, Ali Ramee
The boost of flavor from maple syrup, apple-cider vinegar and spices makes all the difference!
Try it with any greens you have in the fridge, such as chard or spinach.
Cumin, saffron, and oregano season rich chicken thighs and nutty farro as the dish simmers.
Pea Egg-Drop Macaroni Soup
Hetty Lui McKinnon’s love for macaroni soup runs deep.
Recipe adapted fromTenderheart 2023 by Hetty Lui McKinnon.
Excerpted by permission of Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Christine Ma
Antonis Achilleos, Prop Stylist: Lydia Pursell, Food Stylist: Ali Ramee.
Photographer: Jen Causey, Food Stylist: Margaret Dickeyt, Prop Stylist: Julia Bayless
Hetty Lui McKinnon