Last month, Silas and I were staying in a tiny rental with exactly one decent pan and a stove that heated about as evenly as a campfire. I was tired, hungry, and completely out of patience for dirty dishes. So I tossed chicken, orzo, lemon, and garlic into that one pan and hoped for the … Read more
The first time I made teriyaki chicken from scratch, I stood at the stove and felt a little betrayed. Not by the recipe. By every bottle of store-bought sauce I had ever trusted. Silas and I have cooked in more tiny rental kitchens than I can count, and bottled teriyaki was always our “safe” dinner. … Read more
I made this honey chipotle chicken on a random Tuesday with no plan and a half-empty fridge. Silas took one bite and went completely quiet. That’s usually a good sign in our house. He’s a talker, so silence means he’s busy chewing. Then he asked if there was more. There was not. I had already … Read more
It was not. But the smell had already taken over our whole place, and he kept hovering like a dog waiting for a dropped sandwich. That was the day I finally nailed crockpot chicken and potatoes that tastes like someone actually cared. Juicy chicken. Potatoes soaked in garlicky butter. Almost no effort. It took a … Read more
My oven does more heavy lifting in this house than almost anything else, and these sheet pan chicken kebabs are the reason why. No skewers to soak. No grill to fire up. No standing outside flipping meat while mosquitoes treat your ankles like an all you can eat buffet. Just one pan, one oven, and … Read more