Kalyn's Kitchen

Stir-Fried Tofu Recipe with Scallions, Garlic, Ginger, and Soy Sauce

I've enjoyed tofu many times when I've had it in restaurants, but when I wrote a post recently for BlogHer.com about Tackling Tofu, I confessed I'd never cooked it at home. I've been determined to...

Recipe for Farro with Mushrooms, Thyme, and Balsamic Vinegar

I'm accumulating a lot of cookbooks, and sometimes I just don't get around to trying anything from them, even when the recipes look great. That's been the case with Lorna Sass' great book, Whole...

PastaQueen's Book Tour Starts Here!

Losing weight is not easy. Everyone who's struggled to lose a few extra pounds knows that. But what's really hard is losing a significant amount of weight, and making a lifestyle change that keeps...

Shrimp and Avocado Salad with Edamame, Cilantro, Chipotle, and Lime

In Utah the gardener's rule is don't plant your tomatoes until after Mother's Day. I've tempted fate for years by planting earlier, and since my garden has a nice tall fence on three sides, I've...

Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Spike Seasoning

(Updated May 2008) Recently I created an archives page for all the posts I've written for Kalyn's Kitchen Picks and was surprised to realize I'd never written an official pick for Spike Seasoning. ...

South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round-Up: April 2008

Photo of Pesto Fish with a Side of Green Beansby Gluten-Free MommyI do consider Kalyn's Kitchen to be more of a food blog than a diet blog, but I see from my stats reports that a lot of people come...

Mango Salad Recipe with Hearts of Palm, Radishes, Lime, and Cilantro

I've always been a bit cookbook-challenged, which means I rarely make a recipe the way the cookbook author writes it. I do use cookbooks endlessly though to get ideas for flavor combinations. This...

Easy Recipe for Stir-Fried Spinach with Garlic and Parmesan

I love to buy those big containers of organic baby spinach from Costco and use it for spinach salad, then when the spinach has been in the fridge for a while but there's still some left, I'll make...

Tomatoes, Some Veggies, and Seeds are in the Ground - 2008 Garden Update #3

In my last garden update, the fabulous nephews filled the growboxes with soil and dug out flowers to prepare a place where I wanted tomatoes along a fence. This week I've been buying plants and...

Saturday Morning Egg Muffin Melts (Kalyn Gets Creative With Leftovers)

Would I ever have guessed that one of the most popular recipes on the blog would be something as simple as Egg Muffins? I guess it's the total simplicity combined with versatility that makes this...