When I order pasta, or plan a pasta meal, I *rarely* go for a tomato sauce. Occasionally, I’ll go for a Bolognese. But usually, it’s pesto or carbonara for me. Plain old tomato sauce? Forget about it. Boooring. However! I decided to give a tomato sauce a whirl, because the thought of having a notably…
Hot Honey Chicken Bowl (from Sweetgreen)
The proliferation of fast casual restaurants that make salads and bowls needs to be studied. They all have a name that sounds as if it was generated by the same focus group: Crisp and Green. Green and the Grain. Sweetgreen. Tender Greens. Chopt. Mixt… It makes your head spin. The amount of times I’ve mixed…
Carrot and Leek Soup
I saw someone make this soup on the internet, and they called it “Viral Glow Soup,” which… made me roll my eyes. I don’t think this soup went “viral,” and adding the word “glow” to something just because it has vegetables that are good for your skin seems silly. However! I am a big carrot…
Homemade English Muffins
There’s lots of markers of the start of the best part of the year… AKA October through December, when the temperatures start cooling and the holidays start rolling in. But one of my favorites is the return of the Great British Bake Off! It comes out continuously weekly the best time of the year, and…
Miso Corn Ramen
I often find myself frustrated by the restraints of baking for a small audience. I would love to bake something every other day and get through my ever-growing list of ideas. Maybe try out recipes more than once. But I can’t eat all of that! And Molly and my brother-in-law can’t eat all of that!…
Crispy Rice Poke-style Bowl
One of the latest things I’ve seen circulating the internet is crispy rice salads. They can be made many different ways, with basically unlimited variations. And the more recipes I see, the more appealing they’ve become. So I decided to put together my own version of it. It’s basically a poke bowl, but without the…
Sheet Pan Gnocchi
I’ve said it before, and I know this is a very popular opinion, but for as much as I like a fun kitchen challenge that makes a whole day out of it… I also really enjoy easy cooking. As in, cooking that requires 5 minutes of active time and meals that basically make themselves. The Caramelized…
Green Bean and Cucumber Salad
When we were kids, Molly loved canned green beans. She would request them for every birthday dinner. But also, because it was a vegetable one of us kids actually loved, my mom would serve them frequently. Which, I understand – a vegetable that will make at least one kid happy is great to serve with…