I was standing in my kitchen one Tuesday afternoon, staring at the freezer, completely out of dinner ideas. We’d had pasta the night before, tacos...

When you’ve cooked dinner nearly every night for 20 years like I have, there are a few dishes that quietly become part of the family...

During our annual family reunion at my parents’ place in the countryside, we ended up with more mouths to feed than expected. My brother brought...

Last month, on a Tuesday evening after a long day of errands, I stood in the kitchen staring at a leftover rotisserie chicken and a...

Last Friday after school, my youngest came home with a big grin and a hungry belly, talking non-stop about how his friend had a “cool...

There’s this little shortcut I take on Tuesdays when I need dinner to work with me, not against me. I call it my “cabbage night.”...

One Saturday, our boys had friends over after football practice, and I knew I needed something hearty, fun, and low-carb (because I’m still trying to...

I still laugh thinking back to last summer when my husband tried grilling in flip-flops during a heatwave. I was inside prepping chicken while he...

Last month, we had one of those wonderfully chaotic family game nights. You know the kind, everyone’s shouting answers, my youngest somehow managed to get...