Jennifer Taylor Schmidt

Eating Well Made Easy: Bone Broth

Broth has a long history as a healing food. The term “bone broth” rose to popularity with the advent of the paleo diet. In the natural health world, the difference between beef stock and bone broth is time.

Eating Well Made Easy: Barbacoa

Barbacoa is a Mexican meat dish that traditionally consists of steamed meat (beef, lamb, or goat) which is cooked in an underground brick lined oven. This produces a tender, flavorful cut of meat that is then shredded and served with sauce. While barbacoa recipes have been modernized and even “Americanized,” the spirit remains the same.Continue reading “Eating Well Made Easy: Barbacoa”

Eating Well Made Easy: Pho

Pho (pronounced “fuh”) is a traditional Vietnamese soup consisting of rich, flavorful beef stock, rice noodles, thinly sliced beef, and a wide variety of garden fresh vegetables and herbs.

Eating Well Made Easy: Smoked BBQ Brisket

Many pit masters, both amateur and competitive, perfect amazing, tried-and-true recipes, but keep them close to heart. For this month’s recipe, I’m sharing the long-perfected family recipe your family won’t share.

Eating Well Made Easy: Parsnip Pie

I find that white potatoes often leave me feeling over-stuffed and uncomfortably full. That’s why I set out to create a flavorful, satisfying Shepherd’s Pie that would play to my desire for comfort food, but also sit easy in my stomach. Parsnips are the answer.

Eating Well Made Easy: Chili Roundup

I never make the same chili twice. I often look at online chili recipes for inspiration. I’ve collected twenty-four for today’s post.

Eating Well Made Easy: Gluten Free Meatloaf

The key to gluten free meatloaf is vegetables. They add aromatics, color, and structure.

Eating Well Made Easy: Spicy Short Ribs

My goal was to create a rib recipe for the rib-lovers in my family, but also to create something that I (a non-rib lover) would equally enjoy. In the end, I succeeded. Or maybe I realized that I’m a rib-lover after all. I just needed the right recipe.

Eating Well Made Easy: Steak Tips in Gravy

I found that steak tips are generally marinated and grilled OR dredged in flour and used to make gravy. I decided to do both. That choice paid off with a deeply complex and subtly sweet sauce.

Eating Well Made Easy: Rib Eye Steaks

Recreating a steakhouse steak at home can seem like a daunting task. The truth is, like any task in life, great steaks at home can be achieved through education and experience.