Category Archives: Health & Wellness

Green Tikka Masala Chicken Meatball Soup

This recipe is special to me because it embodies everything I represent in a bowl: Using only real whole foods and clean ingredients, following Mediterranean diet principles, incorporating as many vegetables and herbs as I can, and introducing people to unfamiliar flavors in familiar ways while doing so with love. Nothing makes me happier than […]

Simple Summer Recipes / Mango Granita & Zuppa Fresca

During the summer months here in Arizona, I keep it light & simple in the kitchen. I reserve the cooking for the grill & prefer to “assemble” and prep more than boil & roast. Here’s a sample simple summer entertaining menu, starting with a fresh fruit granita, a chilled zuppa fresca with fresh peaches & […]

A few of my favorite cooking essentials…

I love sharing my passion for good ingredients and telling everyone I know about the products I love to use. It’s true that when it comes to making great food, it’s simply about using the best ingredients, but it’s also about being smart in sourcing them. Here are a few of my favorite kitchen essentials, […]

Let’s Talk…Plant-Based Diets, the Mediterranean Diet, and “Blue Zones”

When I say that Maddox Lane focuses on Plant-Based, Mediterranean, and “Blue Zone” based foods, it’s an easy way to describe the foods I’m great at making and love to prepare. This varied way of eating leaves me feeling my absolute best. However, there is NO NEED to label yourself as “plant-based” or whatever other […]