Let Me Tell You Why I Keep Making Jambalaya Okay, buddy—pull up a chair. So, jambalaya is one of those things I accidentally fell in love with. Years ago, I actually thought it was too much work (true story), but then I made it for a New Year’s potluck—mainly because my cousin was on a …
Baked Chicken Drumsticks: Just Like Home, Only With Way Less Mess Alright, so here’s the deal: baked chicken drumsticks are my go-to when I just can’t be bothered with complicated dinners or, honestly, massive cleanups. I’ve probably made these, what, fifty times? (Actually, maybe a lot more, but who’s counting really?) They remind me of …
So, Why Shakshuka? (And Why Just for Me!) You know that feeling when you’re hungry, but you’re almost too hungry to cook? Like, all you want is something warm and satisfying without dirtying half your kitchen or ending up with leftovers for a week (I’ve definitely overcommitted to “serves four” recipes before—big regret). That’s where …
Sit Back, Here’s Why I Love Making This If you’d asked me ten years ago what pie I’d bring to a family get-together, I wouldn’t have dreamt up Cacio e Pepe Pie. That was before I got wise to carb-on-carb happiness. The first time I made this, my aunt asked, “Is this… spaghetti inside a …
Let Me Tell You About This One Pot Wonder Alright, so gather round for my confession: I first tried cooking One Pot Chili Cheese Pasta in a moment of kitchen desperation (we’re talking that time after a long day when I realized I’d promised “something cozy” for dinner but hadn’t planned a thing—thanks a lot, …
Let Me Tell You About This Cozy Dinner Alright, so you know those weeks where you just stare at the fridge like it’s going to magically cough up an answer to “What the heck is for dinner?” Yeah, that’s when I usually end up making these mini turkey meatloaves with roasted garlic cauliflower mash. My …
This Saucy Sun Dried Tomato Gnocchi Just Hits Different Let me tell you how this gnocchi first showed up in my kitchen. It was one of those weeknights where my brain felt like a jumble sale and I had a half-empty jar of sun dried tomatoes glaring at me from the fridge (you ever feel …
Let Me Tell You About This Soup (And My Slight Obsession) You know those days when it’s gray out and you just want something stonkingly good that isn’t complicated? This Cauliflower Potato Soup with Chipotle Bacon has basically become my default cure for everything from icky weather to running on empty (or an empty fridge, …
Chatting in the Kitchen: Why I Love These Sandwiches There’s this one memory I always get when I toss chicken in the slow cooker—it’s me, late on a rainy Tuesday, in my mismatched socks, realizing I’d forgotten to plan dinner (again). Out came the trusty slow cooker. I just kind of threw some things in, …
So, let me just tell you, the first time I made Green Chile Chicken Pozole I thought I was biting off more than I could chew (pun sort of intended). My cousin Lupe came over, saw the kitchen looking like a tornado hit it, and asked if I’d adopted a pet chicken — it’s that …