Baked Sweet Potatoes with Curried Chickpeas

Baked Sweet Potatoes with Curried Chickpeas and Swiss Chard
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We’re only halfway through January and I’m starting to crack. I’m far from a winter fan and this January has been well and truly winter. Winter didn’t creep in, it busted in like the Kool-Aid man. But I can’t do anything about it. Winter is going to winter, so I’ve resolved to cook at home in my slippers until this nonsense clears up. Today’s Baked Sweet Potatoes with Curried Chickpeas and Swiss Chard is one of my favorite things I’ve made so far. This dish features sweet potatoes baked to silky perfection and filled with tender chickpeas and Swiss chard swimming in a korma-esque sauce. The potatoes are finished with a dollop of yogurt, chili flakes, and a sprig of fresh cilantro. This is real deal, January-ready comfort food, so let’s dive in.

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Tomato White Bean Bake with Rosemary Biscuits

Tomato White Bean Bake with Rosemary Biscuits
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Every January I attempt to clean up my act. I feel the need to simplify my diet focusing less on cheese and more on, you know, vegetables and stuff. This is never an attempt to lose weight, it’s more an attempt to make chiller meals and generally feel more nutritionally balanced. Well, clearly 2025 didn’t work out that way because my first recipe of the year is decked out in biscuits. I don’t know how to explain this. I’m not sure I want to explain this. Comfort food just feels right at the moment. This year started with a snarl so I responded with this Tomato White Bean Bake with Rosemary Biscuits. Sometimes you just have to be soft when the world feels hard and there’s nothing softer than a fluffy biscuit. 

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Red Leicester Broccoli Soup

Red Leicester Broccoli Soup
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There are few things on this planet as comforting and cozy as a big bowl of creamy soup. And today’s Red Leicester Broccoli Soup is a prime example of just that. This rich, stick-to-ribs dish features a classic mirepoix simmered with white beans and then pureed. Premium Red Leicester cheese is melted into the velvety soup before lightly steamed broccoli is folded in. This soup is luscious, thick, and completely captivating. And it’s not horrible for you, which is more than I can say for most beloved creamy soups. So grab a spoon and let’s dive in! 

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Buttery Zucchini Risotto

Buttery Zucchini Risotto with Squash Blossoms and Cured Egg Yolks
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We’re at a seasonal crossroads. The calendar says “fall” but the summer heat lingers. Sure, we have a few cool and rainy days but the sun still forces us out of our sweaters occasionally. It’s an odd period to cook for. Soups are returning to our social media feeds like long-lost dear friends but there’s still all that gorgeous late summer produce kicking around. Enter this Buttery Zucchini Risotto – a dish that has one foot in summer and one foot in fall. This is the transition dish we need because we can’t be jumping from caprese salads straight to pot pies. We have got to ease ourselves into the heavier stuff and this risotto will help us do just that. 

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