Recipes for Real Life
I didn’t grow up making a no knead bread recipe or any bread of any kind. Honestly, I never had much interest in it—until the pandemic, when it felt like everyone was suddenly baking sourdough. Like a lot of home cooks, I jumped in, taught myself the basics, and spent months feeding and baking with …
As someone who’s been cooking for two for years now, I’ve really come to appreciate recipes that don’t leave me swimming in leftovers. I love mashed potatoes, but for the longest time, I used to make an entire bag at a time — and then we’d be eating mashed potatoes all week long. That’s a …
I’ve been making my Sweet Potato Casserole recipe for years, and it’s one of those recipes that always disappears first at any holiday meal. Several years ago, I was invited to a Friendsgiving potluck and wanted to bring my tried-and-true dish — but I also knew a couple of my friends were gluten intolerant. It …
By late August, my kitchen counter is usually covered in garden cucumbers (and tomatoes), all begging to be used before they lose their crispness. That’s when this plant-based sushi bowl becomes my go-to lunch. As someone who’s been cooking for two and running a recipe blog dedicated to simple, flavorful meals, I’ve learned that the …
After nearly 15 years of making Pecorino Romano pasta again and again, it’s still one of the easiest and most satisfying pasta dinners I turn to when we want something comforting but not complicated. I first found the original version inside a magazine years ago and have tweaked it many times since. I’ve even shared …
