Skillet Enchiladas with Chicken and Black Beans – Alison Mountford

Mexican enchiladas in a skillet.

By Chef Alison Mountford – for RINewsToday.com ACTIVE TIME – 15 TOTAL TIME – 30 Enchiladas taste incredible but they can be time consuming to roll up. This one-pot meal hits all of the notes but comes together effortlessly! You can assemble this ahead of time, too, and simply pop in the oven to heat…

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Sausage and Broccoli Detroit Pizza – Alison Mountford

A lasagna with broccoli and meat on a plate.

By Chef Alison Mountford for RINewsToday (See printable file, at bottom) ACTIVE TIME – 20 minutes TOTAL TIME – 1 hour (plus time for the dough to rest) If you haven’t had Detroit pizza yet, you’re in for a treat! The cheese melts to the sides and bakes into a deeply golden crust. You could…

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Grilled Cider Pork Chop + Zucchini Ribbon Salad – Alison Mountford

A plate with grilled pork chops and cucumbers.

By Alison Mountford, contributing chef, RINewsToday ACTIVE TIME – 15 TOTAL TIME – 30 SERVES – 4 About – Raw zucchini ribbons are a fun and different way to serve the ubiquitous garden staple. Since you eat them raw, it also makes for a really speedy side dish. If you don’t eat pork, you can…

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Firecracker Eggplant – Alison Mountford

A plate with rice and vegetables on it.

By Alison Mountford, contributing chef, RINewsToday ACTIVE TIME – 15 TOTAL TIME – 30 SERVES – 6 as a side dish Intro: Firecracker sauce toes the line between buffalo sauce and teriyaki. It thickens and glazes whatever you put it on while it cooks – and it is so simple to make. We love this…

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Meet Alison Mountford, RINewsToday new Food Writer

A woman in an apron smiling in a kitchen.

by Nancy Thomas Chef Alison Mountford joins RINewsToday as our new Food Writer & will be providing weekly recipes and other food and cooking information, from time to time. She is the founder of Ends+Stems – a meal planning membership and recipe website to reduce food waste. “Chef Alison” also hosts a series of online…

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Sea Bass Ceviche – Anthony Salemme

A martini glass with chips and salsa in it.

By Anthony Salemme for RINewsToday.com (see downloadable and printable recipe, bottom of page) Serves 4 as a starter You can serve this on it’s own, atop a bed of greens for a ceviche salad, or with a handful of various flatbreads so you can scoop it up and enjoy! Fish 8 ounces fresh sea bass…

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Strawberry Doughnuts – Anthony Salemme

A plate of donuts topped with strawberries and mint.

By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef (see downloadable, printable recipe, below) Makes 1 dozen These beautiful pink delights are baked not fried, so they are better for you 2 cups flour 2/3 cup sugar 2 teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon cardamon 1 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup buttermilk 2 eggs 2 Tablespoons butter, melted 20 strawberries (about…

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Asparagus & Green Pea Risotto – Anthony Salemme

Risotto with asparagus and peas on an orange plate.

By Anthony Salemme, contributing chef Serves 4 as a Meal (Downloadable, printable recipe at bottom of page) With the end of Spring and green all around us, this creamy risotto brightens any table. 1 ½ pounds asparagus, trimmed bottoms 2 cups peas, fresh or frozen 1 bunch green onions, sliced including the white parts 3…

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