My husband used to call white chicken chili “soup with an identity crisis.” Silas is a red chili guy through and through. Ground beef, deep red broth, a mountain of cheddar on top. So the first night I set a big pot of this on the stove, he gave me the look. Then he went … Read more
These little cottage cheese pizza bites vanished off my counter faster than any real pizza I have ever ordered. And I have watched Silas finish a large pepperoni in under ten minutes. So that is saying a lot. He had no clue what was in them, either. He just kept wandering past the kitchen, grabbing … Read more
My first keto cheesecake cracked so badly, Silas asked if we should call a geologist. It also crunched. Not the crust. The filling. I’d used granulated sweetener, and every bite felt like someone stirred sand into a very expensive pudding. So I did what any stubborn person does. I made it again. And again. Five … Read more
Lasagna might be my favorite comfort food of all time. It’s also the dish I’m least likely to make on a random Tuesday. Boiling the noodles. Layering everything just right. Then waiting another hour while the kitchen smells incredible and you’re starving. So last fall, when Silas and I were staying in a little rental … Read more
Lasagna is a weekend project. Lasagna soup is a Tuesday night rescue, and I’m starting to think it’s the better of the two. Bold claim, I know. Let me explain. A few weeks ago, Silas came in from a cold, drizzly walk and asked, very sweetly, if I’d make lasagna. It was already past six. … Read more
I love lasagna. I do not love building it layer by layer on a weeknight when I’m tired, hungry, and the kitchen already looks like a tornado came through. So the first time I tried lasagna soup, I was honestly a little annoyed. All those years of carefully layering noodles, and it turns out you … Read more
Lasagna is my favorite dinner on the planet. Layering it is my least favorite kitchen job on the planet. Boiling noodles, spreading ricotta, peeling apart sheets that glued themselves together… by the time the pan goes in the oven, I’m done. So this fall I stopped fighting it and turned the whole thing into a … Read more
Lasagna is the dinner I love most and make least. All that boiling, layering, baking, and then waiting for it to cool so it doesn’t slide all over the plate. On a random Tuesday, I just don’t have that kind of patience. So the first time Silas and I made lasagna soup in a tiny … Read more
Lasagna is one of my all-time favorite dinners, and it’s also the one I make the least. Boil the noodles. Make the sauce. Layer everything just right. Bake it for an hour, then wait again so it doesn’t slide all over the plate. By the time it’s done, I’ve usually eaten half the mozzarella straight … Read more
Lasagna is my all-time favorite comfort food that I almost never make. Between the boiling, the layering, the baking, and the mountain of dishes afterward, it’s basically a weekend project. On a random Tuesday night, it’s just not happening. So when white lasagna soup kept popping up all over my Pinterest feed, I was a … Read more