Janine's Blog

Hello, Friends. I haven’t shared in this space for quite some time now. I’m going to be really honest with you here today. The current state of our nation, our world, our city has been weighing heavily on me. During my absence here, I thought of this space and of all of you often. As  … Read more

If you love spinach and artichoke dip but don’t love all the fat, calories and sodium that comes with it, then today, this recipe is for you! I’ve been making my Spinach Artichoke Pie for over 20 years but in an effort to make it even more healthy (without compromising the taste), I’ve recently tweaked  … Read more

If you’ve been following me for some time now, you know the long term struggle I have had with high blood pressure and salt. And as my close friends and relatives know, that is a major bummer because my love of chips, Chinese and all other sorts of salty guilty pleasures runs deep! Over the  … Read more

After numerous days of dreary, cold, cloudy weather here in NYC, I needed something fresh, bright and sunny in my life…and in my kitchen! So, I pulled out one of my favorite recipes ever. My Meyer Lemon Chicken Thighs are easy to make, delicate and light in flavor, absolutely delicious and look beautiful plated! Before  … Read more

Today’s recipe is one that I think you’re going to love. Not just because it’s absolutely healthy and delicious but because I think this may be my most versatile recipe ever! I make my Juicy Chicken burgers all the time! I often serve them to my family as a main course for dinner! My kids  … Read more

Happy (almost) Valentine’s Day friends! In full transparency, the recipe that I am sharing today is not mine. But, it’s one that I stand completely behind in terms of health, taste and quality and with Valentine’s Day on the horizon, I just couldn’t not share! This Magical Chocolate Mousse is so simple, so delicious and  … Read more

Today I’m sharing the recipe for a simple, sweet treat that I think you are going to LOVE! I realized recently that many of the recipes that I’ve been sharing with you lately trace back to my childhood. Lots of them stem all the way back to my Grandmother in Argentina and today is no  … Read more

Today I’m sharing one of my family’s very favorite recipes. It’s a family staple that traces all the way back to Argentina where my Grandmother made it for my Dad. In Argentina it’s known as Milanesa de Pollo but here in American it’s better known as Chicken Milanese. There are SO many reasons that my  … Read more

Happy Thursday, friends. I decided last week that I’m going to start paying more attention to which recipes my family requests the most each week and then share them with you. If they love them and ask me to make them constantly, there is a good chance you will too. Last week, I made this  … Read more

Winner, winner chicken dinner! The recipe that I’m sharing today may have just won “favorite homemade recipe by me of all time” by my family! I couldn’t believe it. My boys and Jonathan ask for this weekly and Jonathan seriously thinks it may be my best recipe ever. Bonus, because I love it too. It’s  … Read more