How to Cook Calrose Rice Perfectly (Rice Cooker, Stovetop)
How To Make Perfectly Light and Sticky Rice Every Time (2 Sure-Fire Family Methods!) Growing up in an Asian family meant rice was our go-to starch for pretty much every meal. I used to go to my...
View ArticleChris’s Birthday No-Bake Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Oreo Crust
The Cheesecake That Earned a Forever Spot at Our Birthday Table If you ask my husband Chris what cake he wants for his birthday, the answer hasn’t changed in years: peanut butter cheesecake. Birthdays...
View ArticleGo-To Weeknight Ground Chicken Taco Salad (30 Minutes)
Fast, Fresh, and Crunchy – You Literally Can’t Go Wrong with Chicken Taco Salad! Here’s a somewhat hot take: some nights, a really good taco salad rivals a plate of really good tacos. Hear me out!...
View Article5-Minute Smoky Chipotle Ranch with Greek Yogurt (Dressing, Dip, or Sauce!)
This Ultra-Creamy Chipotle Ranch is a Smoky, Spicy Twist on the Classic You guys love it when I remake classic dressings with Greek yogurt – like my herbaceous Greek Yogurt Ranch and rich and garlicky...
View ArticleFall-Apart Tender Lemon Braised Chicken Thighs (No Wine!)
Meet Your New Favorite Chicken Dinner: Ridiculously Tender, Lemony, and Good Enough for Company For all the recipes I’ve shared over the years, I’ve somehow never landed on a signature chicken dish. A...
View ArticleHands-Free Poached Red Curry Chicken Thighs
5 from 1 review Featured Review I made this recipe to be my lunches for the week. I’ve taken exactly two bites of it, and I had to hop on here to leave a review. This chicken is so flavorful! And it...
View ArticleMelt-in-Your-Mouth Creamy Braised Leeks
5 from 2 reviews Featured Review Luscious and genius. My 7 yr-old granddaughter ate 10 of the leek cylinders at Easter dinner. IYKYN Searing leeks is everything! Kate Read More Reviews The Internet...
View ArticleEasy Chipotle Shredded Beef Chuck Roast Tacos
5 from 1 review Featured Review I just prepped this for the week – we plan to use it multiple ways – and it’s delicious! It really was quite simple to prep and now we have food for the week. We...
View ArticleFall-Apart Tender Guinness Pot Roast with Gold Potatoes
5 from 4 reviews Featured Review Just made this and it is truly phenomenal! I left out the potatoes and added extra carrots since I made colcannon on the side, and it worked great. The gravy was also...
View ArticleEveryday Sautéed Baby Bok Choy (10 Minutes)
This Garlic Bok Choy Is So Easy, I Make It Practically Every Week! For years, readers have asked how I make the sautéed baby bok choy pictured alongside my popular Asian-inspired recipes. It’s a side...
View ArticleRoasted Peking Chicken Thighs with Extra Crispy Skin
5 from 3 reviews Featured Review This was a labor of love but so delicious! Definitely hit the flavors and would make again for a special occasion. Grace Read More Reviews Sticky-Sweet Peking Chicken...
View ArticleMom’s Crazy-Good Garlic Noodles (25 Minutes)
5 from 2 reviews Featured Review So easy and so good. Made these with chili garlic green beans and broccoli and some soy sauce and lemon pepper marinated chicken for work meal prep. Everybody kept...
View ArticleCreamy Poblano Corn Chowder with Chorizo
THIS POST IS SPONSORED BY V&V Supremo®, a Chicago-based, Mexican-American family brand that’s been making high-quality, authentic Mexican ingredients for decades. I’ve been using their products in...
View ArticleWhat to Eat in February
February Meals for Many Moments: Cozy Nights, Celebrations, and Everything In Between I find it funny that February is the shortest month of the year, yet it always seems so busy! It sits right in the...
View ArticleThick & Creamy Buffalo Chicken Chili with Beans & Beer
The Best Hearty Buffalo Chicken Chili for My Fellow Buffalo Lovers We’re absolutely obsessed with all things buffalo around here (👀looking at you sliders, dips, and wings). So when I set out to turn...
View ArticleCozy Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup with White Beans
If Autumn Could Fit In a Bowl, It Would Be This Cozy Butternut Squash and Sausage Soup You know that first real fall day of the year—when it’s chilly, a little cloudy, maybe even rainy, with leaves...
View ArticleEasy Sheet Pan Pierogi with Kielbasa and Cabbage
How Do You Make Pillowy-Soft Pierogi Even Cozier? Add Hearty Kielbasa and Cabbage! Don’t get me wrong, I would happily eat potato-stuffed pierogi all by themselves. 🥰 But the last time I made frozen...
View ArticleSheet Pan Teriyaki Chicken Bowl with Roasted Veggies
Juicy, Saucy, and Charred—This Easy Sheet Pan Teriyaki Dinner Has It All! As a Japanese-American kid growing up in the Midwest, I ate a lot of teriyaki chicken (it was actually one of the only foods...
View ArticleMom’s Sticky-Sweet Baked Teriyaki Chicken Thighs (30 Minutes)
The Baked Teriyaki Chicken of My Childhood—Charred, Sticky, and Irresistibly Savory-Sweet Few foods are as nostalgic to me as chicken teriyaki. I grew up eating my Japanese-American mom’s recipe, and...
View ArticleMom’s Homemade Teriyaki Sauce (15 Minutes)
The Easiest Japanese Teriyaki Sauce You Can Make at Home I was a seriously picky eater as a kid, but the savory-sweetness of my mom’s teriyaki sauce was one thing I simply couldn’t resist. 😋 She...
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