The World’s Easiest Mother’s Day Menu [Recipe: Linguine with Pecorino, Lemon, and Mint]
If you’re a mom and you’re reading this, kindly hand the laptop/phone/iPad/whatever to your significant other. Now then: Mother’s Day is this Sunday. You already know this, I hope. And perhaps you’ve already got a gift planned, maybe some flowers, that gorgeous statement necklace I’ve she’s been eyeing, a spa day… All that’s lovely, and ...Keep Reading
Chorizo & Potato Tacos
Yeah, that’s right. It’s another Mexican chorizo recipe. You got a problem with that? I didn’t think so. Today’s version is for those times when you just can’t be bothered with a long-simmering chili (as fabulous as that may be). When you hardly want to chop a vegetable. When you just want to eat something ...Keep Reading
Brown Butter Noodles: World’s Easiest Comfort Food
When I think “comfort food,” usually it conjures images of long-simmered, filling soups, gooey, crusty macaroni and cheese, or creamy, cozy chicken pot pie. All wonderful, of course, but also time-consuming. Y’know, challenging for a parent to pull off. So what I’m going to share with you today may just rock your world: My friends, ...Keep Reading
QSS Potato Leek Soup
QSS stands for three of my favorite adjectives: Quick, Sweet, and Smoky. I suppose it should really be QSSC, since this rustic soup is also deliciously chunky. My friends, I threw this together on my lunch hour just now. Well, insomuch as I have a lunch “hour.” Working at home means my day is relatively ...Keep Reading
Parchment Paper Chicken with Sage, Brown Butter & Sweet Potatoes
We’ve got a pretty good division of kitchen labor around here. I do the majority of the cooking, while Stephen does the majority of the dish-washing. Harry, when he’s not too busy playing with his bazillion Finn McMissile toys (really, how many iterations of one vehicle can Pixar sell?), will occasionally deign to set the ...Keep Reading
