I love America’s Test kitchen, but at times I get frustrated because over time they’ll remake recipes, saying, “no, THIS is now the best pie crust”. I’m like, wasn’t it your whole job to ensure that the recipe you put out is the best version of each dish? How can there be another one...
My mom didn’t do a lot of casseroles growing up but she did make a mean mac and cheese and a tuna noodle casserole. I just loved the tuna. Unfortunately along the way, casseroles became synonymous with canned cream of mushroom soup. I for one, am ready to change that. This is the original...
Taco Tuesday is a common idea and though we love Mexican food, it’s not one we enjoy. I never seem to have the right ingredients on hand, all at the same time. Recently we ate at a friend’s house and Tessa loved her tacos there so much that she’s been asking for them on...
There’s definitely something very feral about gnawing on drumsticks, I’m not gonna lie.
Big win for this dinner with the whole family. I don’t often cook a pork tenderloin, only because they don’t sell them in giant organic packs at Costco. This was a flavor profile I’m not as used to; I use allspice in granola and some cookies but not usually on meat. Plus, cherries? Trust me,...
Growing up in an Italian-American family introduced certain words to my vocabulary that I thought were commonplace until I got older. “Pastine” was in a pot on the stove every Saturday, and if you ever groaned that your stomach hurt a mother (or aunt or mommom) would ask if you had “agita”. Now that...
One of my favorite Christmastime dinners, it turns out, is pretty easy to make. It’s also a fairly consistent crowd-pleaser so it’s become a standby for entertaining.
I love salmon, and I know it’s healthy. I barely ever make it. Why? I really don’t know. I think it’s the prep-ahead factor in that it’s best eaten immediately, and I almost always make dinner at nap time. Scratch that, I always make dinner at nap time. Turns out yes, it’s probably best...
If you consider your grocery bill when you shop, you know by now that meat is a big ticket item. This is probably why most American dinner-makers still love a casserole. By making the meat a bit role instead of the star, you’re able to feed more people, have more leftovers, spend less money...
The title is the worst, but it’s what’s listed on restaurant menus and who I am to change it up? This is a favorite order of my husband’s, seeing as he’s a gluten-hating burger-loving guy. I too, am a fan. I’ve been making versions of this for a while for our dinners, but usually...
