Let Me Tell You About Pan-Fried Pork Cutlets… Okay, so every time I make these pork cutlets I’m instantly hauled back to my little apartment kitchen, windows fogged up and the smell of golden, crispy bits floating around. The first time? Disaster. Burnt breadcrumbs everywhere and I may have mistaken salt for sugar at one …
Catching Up in the Kitchen Let me tell you, there was a Monday last winter—classic looming work deadline, school project crisis (how many Popsicle sticks does a diorama need, anyway?)—and I realized at 6:32 PM we hadn’t started dinner. Enter this mad dash hero: 15 Minute Healthy Roasted Chicken and Veggies. Honestly, it’s been my …
Pork Chops Worth Turning the Oven On For Let’s be honest for a sec, okay? There are days when I want to impress but can’t quite face the idea of a five-step marinade, three sauces, and a pan that’ll take all night to scrub. Enter: oven baked bone-in Pork Chops. My mom made these on …
Oh hey there! Have you ever braved a roasted beef tenderloin for the holidays (or just because you found one on sale and thought, ‘why not?’)? I clearly remember the first Christmas I tried it—everyone hovering in the kitchen, my cousin sneaking pieces of dough as I tried to tie the roast, and that slightly …
The Tale of My (Slightly Chaotic) Fajita Nights So, picture this: it’s 6:20 pm, I’m starving, my phone’s making weird buzzing sounds, and the kids are debating (yet again) whether or not peppers are actual food. That’s when I haul out my trusty old sheet pan—yep, the battered one with burnt cheese scars—because, honestly, there’s …
Let Me Tell You About This Pork Tenderloin Thing… Okay, you know that feeling when you can’t decide what to cook but you want something that looks like you tried a little? That’s how I ended up making pork tenderloin in the oven for the first time—totally on a rainy Tuesday night, couldn’t be bothered …
If You’ve Never Made Smothered Chicken Like This… Okay, I have to admit—my first attempt at Texas Roadhouse Smothered Chicken was born from a bout of hangry (that’s hungry + angry, in case you didn’t know) desperation after a long workday. I’d had the real deal at the actual restaurant a couple of weeks before, …
Let Me Tell You About My Potsticker Stir Fry Obsession So, here’s the thing: I kind of stumbled onto this potsticker stir fry on a random Tuesday when fridge-piracy yielded nothing but leftover frozen potstickers, that one sad bell pepper, some dubious carrots, and about half a head of cabbage. (Who actually uses a whole …
Let Me Tell Ya About My Chicken Pot Pie with Biscuits Alright, gather round! So the first time I made this chicken pot pie with biscuits, I was 22, fresh out of my folks’ house, convinced I could conquer roast chicken in a tiny apartment oven. (Spoiler: it was dry as shoe leather, but that’s …
Let’s Talk About Crockpot Beef Stew, Friend Oh man, there’s just something magical about coming home to the smell of beef stew bubbling away in the slow cooker. I’ve probably made this Crockpot Beef Stew (yes, the ‘best cozy comfort food ever’—my kids would tattoo that slogan on themselves if they could) more times than …