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Harissa-Labneh Chicken Dinner

A beginner-friendly dinner for 4 - smoky harissa chicken, roasted eggplant with labneh and pomegranate, and a crisp cucumber-dill salad.

Serves 4 · ~2.5 hrs

Sunday Dinner: Spring Chicken

Farm-to-table Sunday dinner. Builds four foundational skills — roasting meat, building a salad, dressing up vegetables, baking by texture.

Serves 2 · ~2 hrs

Mains

2 recipes

Protein-forward dishes that anchor a meal.

Main

Lemon-Herb Chicken Thighs

Crispy-skinned roasted chicken thighs with a bright lemon, garlic, and herb rub. Forgiving, flavorful, foundational.

Serves 2 · ~45 min

Main

Harissa-Labneh Roasted Chicken Thighs

Smoky, tangy roasted chicken thighs with a harissa-labneh marinade. Deeply browned skin, minimal prep.

Serves 4 · ~1 hr

Sides

2 recipes

Vegetables and grains - beautiful supporting players.

Side

Roasted Carrots with Lemon Labneh and Pistachios

Sweet roasted carrots over tangy lemon labneh, finished with pistachios and herbs. The roasted-veg + creamy base + herbs + crunch formula.

Serves 2 · ~35 min

Side

Roasted Eggplant with Labneh, Pomegranate, Mint, and Pistachios

Cubed eggplant roasted until browned and soft, piled over lemony labneh and finished with pomegranate, pistachios, and herbs.

Serves 4 · ~45 min

Salads

3 recipes

Acid, fat, salt, crunch, freshness.

Salad

Butter Lettuce, Radish, Avocado, and Herb Salad

A clean, bright salad — acid, fat, salt, sweet, crunch, freshness. Great vinaigrette practice.

Serves 2 · 10 min

Salad

Autumn Jewels Salad

A layered, mosaic-style fall salad — sweet fruit, crunchy nuts, creamy cheese, peppery greens. A potluck stunner.

Serves ~10 · 25 min

Salad

Cucumber, Radish, Avocado, and Dill Salad

Crisp cucumber and radish with creamy avocado and a bright lemon-honey dressing. Dress right before serving.

Serves 4 · 15 min

Desserts

1 recipe

Sweet finishes.

Dessert

Warm Chocolate Pudding Cakes

Soft cake edges, gooey center. Restaurant-y but easier than they look. The skill is watching texture, not the timer.

Serves 2 · ~25 min