From the Kitchen
Simple, tested recipes for real weeknights — cooked in a real kitchen, written down so they work the first time.
Featured Recipe
The first time I made chicken and dumplings, I did it the hard way. I stood over a pot on the stove for two hours, stirring and fretting, convinced the dumplings would turn into soggy lumps. They were fine, but I was exhausted, and my kitchen looked like a flour bomb had gone off. Years ... Read more
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There is a particular smell that takes me straight back to my dad’s backyard. It is smoke and brown sugar and pork fat rendering low and slow, and for years I believed you needed a smoker, a whole Saturday, and a man with strong opinions about wood chips to get it. Then I had kids, ... Read more
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Every family has a soup person. In mine, it is me, and it started the winter my daughter brought home her third cold in a month and I found myself making chicken noodle soup twice in one week. The stovetop version was good, but it took forever: browning, simmering, waiting for the broth to develop ... Read more
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I have strong opinions about chili, and I am not embarrassed about a single one of them. Beans belong in it. It should be thick enough to stand a spoon in. And it should taste like it simmered for six hours, even when you started it at five thirty with a house full of hungry ... Read more
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There is a special kind of tired that only weeknights produce. It is 6 p.m., everyone is hungry, the fridge is doing its best, and the thought of washing three pots makes you want to order takeout and call it a life choice. I have been there more times than I can count. And that ... Read more
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