Canned enchilada sauce is the reason most homemade enchiladas taste flat. I said it, and I’m standing by it. For years I poured the stuff over rolled tortillas and wondered why mine never tasted like the enchiladas at our favorite Tex-Mex spot. Then I made the sauce from scratch. It took maybe ten extra minutes, … Read more
Chicken Breast Air Fryer Recipes: For years, my chicken breast could have doubled as a doorstop. Dry, pale, and so chewy that Silas needed a second glass of water just to finish dinner. He never complained. I could see it in his eyes though. Then I started cooking chicken in the air fryer, and one … Read more
That is what Italian sausage lasagna soup does to people. It tastes like a big, bubbly pan of lasagna, but it all happens in one pot and lands on the table in about 40 minutes. No layering. No separate pot for noodles. No waiting an hour for something to come out of the oven. I … Read more
Halloween lands on a Saturday this year, which means party planning season is officially here. I know exactly how this goes, because I’ve lived it. Someone says “just bring a snack,” you say sure, and then you’re standing in the grocery store on Friday night staring at candy corn like it’s going to save you. … Read more
I’ve been traveling full time since 2016, which means I’ve cooked in a lot of tiny kitchens with one dull knife and a pan that had seen things. Canned chicken has saved more of my lunches than I can count. This chicken salad with canned chicken is creamy, crunchy, a little sweet, and done in … Read more
Creamy Lasagna Soup: This soup has everything you love about a big pan of lasagna. The cheesy ricotta swirl, the rich tomato meat sauce, the noodles. But it comes together in one pot in under an hour, no layering required, no waiting for it to set before you slice it. I made this on a … Read more
Silas asked me last week why we don’t just eat lasagna more often. My answer was simple. Because layering noodles at 6pm on a Tuesday sounds like a punishment, not dinner. So I made this creamy lasagna soup instead, and now he asks for it more than the actual lasagna. It has every single thing … Read more
It’s creamy. It’s cheesy. It’s loaded with soft little potato pillows that soak up every bit of sauce. And it’s done in one pan in under 30 minutes. I started making this on the nights I had zero energy but still needed to feed two hungry adults. It began as a “what’s in the fridge” … Read more
Crockpot Mississippi: This is Mississippi Pot Roast, and if you have not made it yet, you are about to become one of those people who talks about it at dinner parties. I first tried this recipe on a random Tuesday when I had exactly one working brain cell and a chuck roast sitting in the … Read more
Silas asked me last week why we don’t make lasagna more often. I gave him my honest answer. Because standing over a pan layering noodles at 6pm on a weeknight is not my idea of a good time. So instead, I made this. Lasagna soup with ricotta gives you every single thing you love about … Read more