So, Why Am I Obsessed with This Lentil Soup? Alright, let me set the scene: It’s raining sideways, the dog’s tracking in muddy paw prints (again), every sock in my house is mysteriously *almost* dry but not quite… That’s when I reach for my lentil soup pot. Actually, the first time I made this, I …
Let Me Tell You About This Baked Chimichanga… Okay, so you know those days when you have zero patience for cleaning up splattered oil but still crave something that crunches? That’s where baked chimichanga comes storming in—seriously, they save my sanity on Taco Tuesdays. The first time I tried baking instead of frying, I was …
Let’s Talk About Garlic Herb Baked Cod Okay, so garlic herb baked cod is one of those meals I sort of stumbled into after yet another failed attempt at making salmon exciting. (Salmon just doesn’t love me back, does it?) Anyway, the cod actually turned out to be way less fussy, and I ended up …
This Is How I Get My Sweet Potato Fix Every Time Okay, so real talk—crispy roasted sweet potatoes are my solution for the nights I’m half awake but still want food that tastes like I tried. Back in college, I’d chop up sweet potatoes just to make the place smell less like ramen, and now …
Let Me Tell You Why Baked Salmon Poke Bowls Are a Life Saver Okay, so confession time: the first time I made poke at home, I was wildly overambitious. I mean, who do I think I am? A sashimi chef with superhuman slicing skills? Nope. Then it hit me—wait, why am I fighting with raw …
So, Let’s Talk About Orange Chicken If someone had told me in high school that I’d one day consider homemade orange chicken as my personal crowd-pleaser? I’d have done a double take—and maybe teased them a bit. The first time I tried to make it, I’ll admit, the kitchen looked (and smelled) like a citrusy …
Straight From My Own Kitchen—Why Smothered Cube Steak Is a Family Staple (and Sometimes a Mess) Let me tell you, there are some meals that just pull you right home—no matter how far you’ve wandered. For me, a big ol’ skillet of smothered cube steak is it. The first time I made this, I was …
So, This One Time With Lasagna Soup… You know that feeling when you’re just too knackered to layer up an entire tray of lasagna, but you’ve still got the craving? Yep—been there. That’s basically how my Healthy One-Pot Lasagna Soup was born, in a flurry of hungry half-panic and sheer laziness (not to mention that …
Let’s Talk About My Obsession with Baked Ziti You know those days when you open the fridge, see the remnants of (probably too many) takeout boxes, but you just can’t stomach eating another cold noodle that’s lost all hope? Yeah, that’s usually when I whip up this 5-ingredient baked ziti. It’s honestly become my safety …
First, Let Me Set the Scene If I’m being honest, sheet pan salmon and asparagus with potatoes is the exact kind of dinner I whip up when I’ve had one of those days. You know the kind—when the laundry’s multiplied, the dog tracked in mud, and my energy’s drifting south. My mum used to throw …