By: Carolyn Ketchum   Chicken thighs have always been one of my favorite meals. I’ve always preferred dark meat over light, and it doesn’t hurt that they tend to be inexpensive as well. But there’s always a danger that thighs will turn out too rubbery, especially if cooking bone-in, skin-on thighs. I’ve cooked a fair bit of chicken thighs in my day and in my humble opinion, the best way to cook them is grilling or broiling. Or at least, baking them and then turning on the broiler at the end to crisp...

By: Melissa Lieser   Can you ever go wrong with mushrooms? Definitely not in our house!  The mushroom sauce for this chicken is absolutely amazing, but beware, it is not low calorie (there’s a cup of cream in it).  The dill adds a layer of flavor to the already complex tasting sauce.  This is a meal that’s worth the splurge in calories! Ingredients: 4 skin-on, boneless chicken breast halves, tenderloins removed Salt and freshly ground pepper 2 Tbsp unsalted butter 1 Tbsp olive oil 1/2 pound cremini mushrooms, sliced...

By: Melissa Lieser This healthy chicken recipe is just bursting with flavor.  I chose to make it with bone-in chicken legs, rather than boneless chicken breasts and it worked very well.  If you do decide to use a bone-in piece of chicken rather than breasts, just cook it slightly longer. Ingredients: Olive oil 6 large or 8 small skinless, boneless, chicken breasts 1 large onion, roughly chopped 4 large cloves garlic, roughly chopped 1 tsp anchovy paste (to taste) 5 oz cremini or white button mushrooms, quartered ½ to 1 cup chicken...

By: Melissa Lieser I love mushrooms and rarely pass up a recipe that has mushrooms in it. This chicken recipe is easy enough for a weeknight meal and I’d bet that most kids would enjoy it – I know mine would.  My kids love mushrooms, too.  I went a little light (about half) on the rosemary because I  find it to be overpowering.   If you’re a fan of skin-on chicken breasts (I am) you can substitute. Ingredients: 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves (11/4 pounds) 5 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp chopped...

My grandmother made a dish similar to this which she called Chicken and Kasha.  It’s a simple hearty winter stew, and buckwheat is a delicious and incredibly healthful food. Don’t let its name fool you – buckwheat is a seed, not a grain, which is why the flour doesn’t act like regular wheat flour in cooking. Milled buckwheat yields a powder that is far more absorbent than wheat flour, almost like a nut meal.  Buckwheat is gluten free, and according to this study, it has four times more iron than rice flour, three times...

By: Karina Allrich of Gluten Free Goddess Photo courtesy of Gluten Free Goddess This simple Mediterranean chicken recipe from Gluten Free Goddess is one of our favorites.  It’s simple to prepare, colorful, and works well in any season – even during the warm summer days.  Serve it with brown rice or quinoa. Ingredients: 1 large sweet onion, sliced thin 3-4 large, ripe bell peppers, cored and sliced 1/2 cup organic balsamic vinegar 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1/2 cup gluten-free chicken broth 4 fresh cloves of garlic,...

By: Melissa Lieser Now that summer is upon us, I can’t get enough grilled food.  I especially enjoy serving grilled meat over a raw vegetable salad – it’s healthy, easy and doesn’t heat up the house on those hot days. Warning: the seasoning on this chicken definitely has some bite to it so if you’re not into spicy food, you may want to tone it down a notch with a little less cayenne.   This blackening powder is delicious on fish as well. Ingredients: Chicken 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts 1 Tbsp smoked paprika 2...

Make a shopping list before you go to the supermarket and then buy only the items you’ve written down.  If you allow yourself to roam the aisles in a store, you’re much more likely to buy food products you don’t need and that aren’t good for you.  Entering the supermarket with a plan will save you time, money, and help you keep your blood sugar levels in check. Here are some suggestions for your next grocery run: Apples Avocados Blueberries Brown Rice Cauliflower Chicken Cottage cheese Cucumbers Eggs Nut...

By: Rani Polak (from Delicious Diabetic Recipes: The Gourmet Cookbook for a Healthy Life) The flaky coating in this dish contains lots of dry herbs and very little salt. You can replace the herbs listed below with your own favorite selection.  The Dijon-style mustard helps the herbs adhere to the chicken. Note that some types of this mustard have a grainy texture that is suitable for sauces but not recommended for this recipe which works best with a smooth variety. Photo by: Michael Aviad Ingredients: 10 tablespoons dried...

As a child, I don’t think I ever thought of buckwheat as food.  To me, Buckwheat was the character in the television show The Little Rascals that I watched at my grandmother’s house, and nothing more.  I sat on my grandmother’s flowered couch (which was covered in flowered bed sheets), and she fed me chicken noodle soup and something called kasha, which, about a decade later, I learned was – in fact – buckwheat.  And then it would take another decade or so – and my husband’s diabetes diagnosis – for me...