Pumpkin Pie Bars With a Buttery Shortbread Crust (All the Cozy, None of the Soggy Slice Stress)
I like pumpkin pie. I value the pie not wobbling and not having to watch my oven fight…
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The Creamy, Glossy Stovetop Mac and Cheese I Make When I Need a Win
I don’t always feel the need to elevate mac and cheese. However, there are times when I want…
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The Cozy, Crispy-Edged Pasta Bake I Make When I Need Dinner to Feel Like a Win
I think the pasta bake deserves to be appreciated more. I love the moment when the cheese on…
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The Velvety Pink Sauce Pasta I Make When I Want Dinner to Feel Like a Small Victory
I would be dishonest if I said I was not once skeptical of pink sauce pasta. I thought…
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Chicken Caesar Pasta: All the Swagger of a Caesar Salad, But Warm, Creamy, and Weeknight-Friendly
I used to side-eye the idea of “salad as pasta.” It felt like one of those internet fads…
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Buttered Noodles That Taste Like You Actually Tried (Even When You Didn’t)
Buttered noodles are often seen as a meal made with little thought or sentiment. I may be a…
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Easy Pan Fried Chicken With a Crackly Crust and a No-Fuss Skillet Rhythm
For my first time cooking, I chose making pan fried chicken. I had a thermometer (which I lost…
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One-Pan Lemony Chicken and Orzo That Tastes Like You Tried Harder Than You Did
When I want my dinner to feel orderly, I make chicken and orzo. Not fancy or fussy, just…
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Homemade Pita Bread That Actually Puffs: Soft Pockets, Charred Blisters, No Drama
For a long time, I never bothered making pita, because I thought the “pocket” in the pita was…
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The Velvety Nacho Cheese Sauce I Make When I Want Movie-Theater Drama at Home
I’ll admit it: I don’t always want “real” cheese sauce. Sometimes I want that glossy, cling-to-the-chip, suspiciously smooth…
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Beef Tips and Gravy That Actually Taste Like Sunday Dinner (Crockpot or Stovetop)
I’ll confess it initially seemed to me that beef tips was some sort of restaurant euphemism for mystery…
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Herbed Chickpea Pancakes That Crisp at the Edges and Stay Tender in the Middle
I make these herbed chickpea pancakes to trick myself into thinking I did some real meal planning when,…