{how to} Creamy Coconut Rice with Fried Garlic
I have eaten this multiple times over the past week, and am still not sick of it. It works beautifully on its own as a side dish. For an easy lunch I stir in...
Category: Fast and Easy Recipes
{life changing} How To Make Croutons That Taste 1,000 Times Better Than Any Kind You Can Buy
I am almost always disappointed by a crouton. It is too big, too hard, too crumbly, too dry. It is not good. It should get out of my salad already. And even in a...
{recipe} 10 Minute Dinner: Pumpkin Ravioli with Brown Butter, Parsley, & Toasted Almonds
Dinner in 10 minutes from start to finish? Yes, it can happen. This is a super simple and fast way to make pumpkin ravioli taste great – and it literally takes 10 minutes from...
{recipe} Mexican Wedding Cookies (aka Russian Tea Cakes) in the Food Processor
You’ve probably had a version of these melt-in-your-mouth cookies at least once in your life. They go by many different names but they are always irresistible. Whether you call them Mexican Wedding Cookies, Russian...
{recipe} Slow Cooker Honey Soy Chicken
I am in Shanghai right now, and while I usually don’t write while on vacation, the jet lag has me up at odd hours with not much else to do. I was also eager...
{recipe} The Best Homemade Mac and Cheese You Can Make in 15 Minutes
I thought I knew a good way to make fast homemade mac and cheese, but I’m reconsidering now that I have figured this method out. This recipe is totally weird and totally magical. I...
{recipe} Asian Crockpot Carnitas
While I love the idea of the crockpot, I have not had a lot of success with it. As one friend put it, you can make an OK dinner in the crockpot anytime, but it’s...
{recipe} Weeknight Pasta with Sausage, Broccoli, and Red Wine
Do you categorize recipes by “weeknight” and “weekend” like I do? There are some dishes I can leisurely fuss over on the weekend that I wouldn’t dream of attempting come Monday night. Between the...
{recipe} Easy, Cheesy Green Chile Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Several people have asked me for this recipe, and in the past I have demurred, because I didn’t want them to know my secret: that it’s so easy and requires essentially no cooking skills....
{recipe} Corn on the Cob with Chipotle Lime Butter
The corn we’ve been getting here in Northern California has been so good that yesterday my husband asked if, during corn season, it would be OK to have corn every night. I’m heading off to Colorado...
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