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Buttery grilled salmon smothered in a deeply flavoured Chinese-inspired kung pao sauce and topped with fresh broccoli slaw and peanut crunch is a recipe for taco night happiness. Using the same sauce for the fish and broccoli elevates the tacos with an even greater savoury, spicy, sweet flavour that is the signature of kung pao. This recipe was originally published in the June 2025 issue of alive magazine.

We riff on the egg salad sandwich a lot around here, and this variation became a fast favorite. It’s basically all the things you love about deviled eggs in sandwich form. I tend to make them as open-faced toasts, but you can certainly smash the eggs between two slices if you like. In the recipe there’s an option to slather a layer of roasted cherry tomatoes on your bread before adding the eggs. It’s a move inspired by a version of egg salad sandwich smeared with homemade tomato jam at Bell’s in Los Alamos, Ca. It’s an incredible (but optional)…

Alex & SonjaHi there! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of two cookbooks, busy parents, and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share simple, seasonal recipes and the joy of cooking. We now offer thousands of original recipes, cooking tips, and meal planning ideas—all written and photographed by the two of us (and tested on our kids!).

Padel and tennis are not the same sport. Padel is played on a smaller enclosed court with walls, while tennis is played on a larger open court. Different courts, different serves, different feel—simple as that. Here’s a snapshot of how the two sports differ side by side. Differences at a Glance WhatPadelTennisCourt size10 × 20 m, enclosed by glass and/or mesh walls23.77 × 8.23 m (singles) / 10.97 m (doubles), no wallsBall pressureSame size/weight, lower pressure → softer bounceStandard pressure → livelier bounceRacketSolid foam bat, no stringsStrung frameShoesDeep herringbone or hybrid/omni tread for sand-turfSoles vary for hard, clay, grassLearning curveEasier…

If you’re looking for low-lift, substantial, vegetarian or vegan sandwich ideas, you’re going to want to make a deli-sized container of this chickpea salad sandwich filling. It’s not only perfect for really great chickpea salad sandwiches, it’s also a favorite filing in lettuce wraps, and a legit snack spread throughout the week. When you go the sandwich route, it’s like a vegan “tuna salad” sandwich with chickpeas standing in for the tuna. Or chicken salad sandwich with chickpeas instead of chicken. This is not a new concept, but I thought I’d walk you through the version I make around here…

Soft hip girlies rejoice. This one’s for us. The POPFLEX Y2K Cargo Pant is here! SHOP Y2K CARGO PANTS   Clothes should work FOR your body. Not AGAINST it. The low rise trend is so unfortunate for someone like me who just doesn’t have the flat abs you see on many models wearing this style. I wanted the Y2K Cargo Pants to work on fellow soft hip girlies without being too pinchy, too high rise or too low rise. I wanted them WIDE to avoid looking like men’s work pants. And I wanted the length to work for everyone… so…

Congrats! You just found THE appetizer of summer. Lucky you. This is only my second (real) chicken wing recipe on the blog and all I can say is…wow. These incredibly flavorful lemon parmesan chicken wings are delicious, saucy, savory bites on a platter. Simple seasonings, a rich lemon garlic butter sauce, and the perfect yogurt ranch for dipping. What more could you want?  I teased this recipe on Instagram a couple of weeks back and knew they deserved a full-time spot on the blog. Btw, if you haven’t tried my Thai-Inspired Peanut Chicken Wings yet, get on it ASAP. Everything you’ll…

This easy homemade teriyaki sauce recipe takes only 5 minutes to make and has no refined sugar or preservatives! You’ll never buy teriyaki sauce again. Ever made homemade teriyaki sauce? When Alex and I developed this recipe years ago, our worlds are changed. Our homemade teriyaki sauce takes only 5 minutes to make and is seriously good. It tastes better than store-bought teriyaki sauce, and has none of the added salt, sugar and preservatives. There’s also no refined sugar! We distilled down teriyaki sauce to its major components, but the flavor is still so good with only a handful of…

Alex & SonjaHi there! We’re Alex & Sonja Overhiser, authors of two cookbooks, busy parents, and a real life couple who cooks together. We founded the A Couple Cooks website in 2010 to share simple, seasonal recipes and the joy of cooking. We now offer thousands of original recipes, cooking tips, and meal planning ideas—all written and photographed by the two of us (and tested on our kids!).

Transformation of the Day: Natasha lost 19 pounds. She was determined to lower her A1C without medication, so she committed to getting healthy and working with a coach for accountability and guidance. What was your motivation?I knew I needed to make a change to lose belly fat. I also wanted to get healthier and lower my A1C without getting on medication, which I was able to accomplish while working with my coach, Monique!  What inspired you to keep going, even when you wanted to give up? What inspired me to keep going was having accountability from Monique to keep showing up,…