These Cheesy Asparagus and Ham Cannelloni make for an impressive dinner without a ton of effort. Lasagna sheets, deli-sliced ham, fresh asparagus, and a simple 3-cheese sauce come together to make a truly special dish for the family. I'm what I like to call a "season" person-- it gets me through the year, and...
30 Minute Chicken & Broccoli Tortellini Alfredo Bake
How I imagine the average food bloggers' dinner routine goes: She opens the kitchen windows to let the sunshine and smells from her garden soak into her house. She inhales deeply and smiles as she reaches for the vegetables she's grown herself, then slowly, precisely chops them as woodland creatures poke their little heads through the window to...
One Pot Cheesy Buffalo Chicken Pasta
It was bound to happen. Between my buffalo chicken obsession and never-ending stream of one pot pasta recipes, you probably saw this coming, right? Yes, you know what I'm talking about. It's creamy, it's cheesy, it's spicy, and it's carby. It's what love songs and heart-eye-emojis were made for. It's all of my guilty pleasures wrapped up into one...
30 Minute Thai Beef Stir Fry with Sriracha Roasted Peanuts
The toothpaste is out of the tube, and there's no putting it back. Not that anyone would want to. Thai food has been in the US since long before I was born. It was largely introduced when Vietnam War soldiers were on R&R in Thailand and enjoyed local dishes, fell for the women who prepared them, and brought...
Sun-Dried Tomato Crusted Chicken with Goat Cheese and Herb Sauce
My little brother Mark-- or maybe I should say my younger brother, as he's not very little anymore-- doesn't fit the stereotype of the annoying bratty sibling. In fact, he's pretty much the coolest kid-- or I guess man, now-- that I know. That's mainly due to the fact that he spent most of his early years trying to be like me....
Harissa-Lime Chicken and Couscous Skillet
Do you remember the movie Pleasantville? You know, the one where young Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon get sucked into a swell little 1950s TV town, and their influence transforms it into a place that's colorful and sexy and lively and dangerous and all of those adjectives that are sooooooo much better than "pleasant"?
Spicy Sesame-Chili Noodles with Chicken
When people find out that I'm a food blogger, they seem to be under the impression that my cabinets are overflowing with the most sophisticated of ingredients, and that I casually toss together grand culinary masterpieces day in and day out. Well, I wish. Just like everyone else, I dread spending too much time in the supermarket....
One Pot Chicken Cordon Bleu Alfredo with Toasted Breadcrumbs
Did you have a lovely, food-filled Eater? I did, and now I'm overloaded with more jelly beans than I know what to do with, a carton full of hard-boiled eggs, and a fridge stacked high with various leftover-filled plastic containers. I'm not sure how I'm ever going to get through all of this stuff. Are you right...
Southwestern Chicken and Sweet Potato Skillet
Have you been keeping up with things around here? If so, you already know that James and I moved in together last month, and so far it's been a meltdown-free experience so I'm going to label it a success. As I write this, I'm sitting on our nicely made bed with our new sheets, comforter, pillows,...
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Noodle Soup
January is always a month of confusion for me-- How long will it take me to remember to write "/16" when I'm jotting down the date? When did it get so cold? When did my jeans get so snug? And on that note, will I flood the blog with healthy recipes? Or should I focus on fattier (and far...
Chicken and Broccoli in Garlic Sauce
As you might know already from last week's Sweet and Sour Chicken and Loaded Vegetable Lo Mein, I'm on a takeout-at-home kick this month. When I first decided to do a series of quick, lightened-up versions of fast food and takeout meals, I wasn't sure of all the dishes I'd wind up trying to replicate, but...
Sweet and Sour Chicken
The feeling you get when you're eating Chinese takeout is kind of strange, isn't it? It's part excitement and part self-hatred. Part, "I'm way too full to continue eating," and part, "I'll just eat that delicious egg roll they threw in and then I'm done. Oh, and a bit more rice.  And I can't not eat...
Easy Vegetable Enchilada Skillet
In an unexpected twist of events that would shock and appall my former 5-year-old self, I have grown to love vegetables. I am like a kid in a candy store in the produce section during the warmer-weather months. Aside from the massive (and I do mean massive) amounts of cheese in my fridge, there are...
One Pot Roasted Red Pepper and Sausage Alfredo
You know that feeling when you're working on something and you're like 75% sure it's not going to turn out well for one reason or another? That's how I felt about this One Pot Roasted Red Pepper and Sausage Alfredo. Â I should have been more confident, I guess, since the One Pot Spicy Chicken Riggies...
