My friend Priya used to say beans were “boring food for people who gave up on flavor.” Then she tried this soup at my place last winter. Three bowls later, she asked for the recipe before she even left my kitchen. That’s the kind of reaction 15 bean soup gets when you make it right. … Read more
Can a bowl of soup actually make someone show up at your front door uninvited? Mine did. Twice. I made a pot of this corn chowder on a random Tuesday and the smell drifted so far down the hallway that my neighbor knocked just to ask what it was. That’s the kind of chowder we’re … Read more
Silas walked into the kitchen last week, sniffed the air like a cartoon dog, and said “okay, what is THAT and can I have it right now.” That is the highest form of praise I get in this house. He wasn’t even being dramatic. This creamy mushroom soup does that to people. I’ve made a … Read more
Silas walked into the kitchen last week, sniffed the air like a cartoon dog, and said “okay, what is THAT and why do I need it immediately.” That was chicken enchilada soup announcing itself, and honestly, it does that every single time. This soup has all the flavor of a good enchilada, the cheese, the … Read more
I made this baked ziti for a random Tuesday dinner and my husband asked if we were celebrating something. We weren’t. It was just pasta night. That’s the thing about baked ziti with ground beef. It looks like a whole event on the table, layers of cheese, sauce bubbling at the edges, but it comes … Read more
easy vegetable soup recipe: There’s a pot on my stove right now that smells like every carrot, onion, and herb I own decided to throw a party together. And honestly, that’s the whole point of this recipe. I started making this vegetable soup on nights when the fridge looked like a graveyard of half-used produce. … Read more
Mexican Chicken Tinga Taco Recipe: I wasn’t planning on falling in love with a shredded chicken taco, but here we are. Chicken tinga snuck up on me during a trip through Puebla, Mexico, where a woman running a tiny street stall handed me a taco that completely rearranged my understanding of what smoky, tangy, saucy … Read more
My grandmother used to say a good matzo ball soup could fix almost anything. A cold, a bad day, even a broken heart got a little better after a bowl of hers. I didn’t believe her until I made this soup myself for the first time, on a rainy Tuesday when I had zero energy … Read more
I made this soup on a random Tuesday when I had zero motivation to cook and even less motivation to grocery shop. I basically raided the fridge and pantry and hoped for the best. And somehow it turned into one of the most requested dinners in our house. Silas walked in from work, took one … Read more
I’ve tried more “lose weight fast” plans than I’d like to admit. Some worked for a few days. Most left me hungry, tired, and back to square one by week three. So when people ask me how to weight loss in 2 weeks at home, I don’t hand them a crash diet. I hand them … Read more