Tender, Juicy Yogurt-Marinated Chicken & Your New Favorite Rice If I could only make one weeknight chicken dinner on repeat for the rest of the year, this would be a serious contender. Juicy, yogurt-marinated chicken thighs get charred under the broiler until the edges are crisp and caramelize, then land on a bed of one-pan Greek tomato rice studded with blistered cherry tomatoes. Add a quick cucumber salad and you’ve got a complete Greek-inspired rice bowl—bright, savory, satisfying—in well under an hour, most of it hands-off. A quick note on…
Continue ReadingCherry Tomato Pasta with Crab & Pesto Breadcrumbs
My Go-To Summer Seafood Pasta If there’s one dish I want to be eating on repeat all summer long, it’s this cherry tomato pasta with crab. Sweet, jammy cherry tomatoes. Tender linguine coated in a silky, garlicky sauce. Hunks of buttery crab tucked throughout. And on top, a shower of pesto breadcrumbs that crunch and shatter with every single bite. This is summer in a bowl, and I genuinely cannot stop thinking about it. This recipe is inspired by the kind of seafood pasta you’d dream about eating somewhere on…
Continue ReadingGrilling Season Is Upon Us: What I’m Cooking in June
Fire Up the Grill: Here’s What I’m Making This June June is when the grill stops being a weekend treat and becomes a weeknight staple. I’m talking marinades made before work, skewers assembled after school pickup, and dinners that come together faster than the sun goes down. This month’s list leans hard into grilled meats and seafood, smoky vegetables, and fresh summer sides—with enough variety to carry you from a Tuesday night dinner to a full-blown backyard cookout. There’s something here for everyone, including the vegetarians at the table. 🙌🏻…
Continue ReadingEspresso Caramel Sauce For Ice Cream, Cakes, & More
The Homemade Caramel Recipe For Coffee Lovers! If you’ve ever drizzled a store-bought caramel sauce and thought, “this is fine”—this recipe is your wake-up call. My homemade espresso caramel sauce comes together in about 15 minutes, keeps in the fridge for weeks, and tastes like something you’d find pooled at the bottom of a very good dessert at a very good restaurant. (Or spooned on top?! It’s a dream on top of my silky smooth butterscotch budino!) Classic caramel can sometimes lean overwhelmingly sweet. The addition of espresso helps balance…
Continue ReadingEasy Szechuan Beef Stir Fry with Green Beans
Spicy, Numbing, and Totally Addictive If you’re looking for a fast, flavor-packed dinner that genuinely tastes restaurant-worthy, this Szechuan beef stir fry absolutely delivers. Tender strips of flank steak are quickly seared alongside blistered green beans and sweet onion, then tossed in a glossy savory-spicy sauce with crushed Szechuan peppercorns, fresh cilantro, and a squeeze of lime to brighten everything at the end. The best part? It comes together quickly, making it ideal for busy weeknights (and likely faster than ordering from your favorite takeout spot!) and deserving of a…
Continue ReadingVanilla Bean Crème Anglaise with Fresh Berries
The Elegant French Dessert I Make When I Don’t Want to Bake Crème anglaise is a French custard sauce and one of the most useful things you can learn to make. This version uses vanilla bean paste for maximum flavor and comes together in about 20 minutes of active cooking. The keys are a low, steady heat, constant stirring, and a fine mesh sieve—nail those three things and you’ll have a perfectly silky, glossy sauce every time. Served over ripe, seasonal berries, it’s a study in elegant simplicity. This would…
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