Okay, here’s my little chef’s secret: this casserole looks fussy but behaves like a weeknight hero. I stumbled on the combo of **chicken**, **long-grain rice**, and **mushrooms** while […]
Amish Country Casserole
There’s something deeply cozy about a one-dish meal that fills the house with buttery, cheesy smells and makes everyone linger at the table a little longer. I grew […]
Spinach and Feta Stuffed Chicken Breast
I’ll admit it: I almost ruined this recipe the first time by trying to be dramatic and stuff a whole arugula salad into a chicken breast. Lesson learned. […]
Stuffed chicken breast with spinach and feta cheese
Chef’s secret time: I stumbled on this stuffing trick the night I tried to rescue a sad-looking chicken breast and a wilting bag of spinach. I sliced a […]
Amish Broccoli Salad
When I was a kid, my aunt brought a huge bowl of Amish broccoli salad to every summer picnic, and the whole lawn seemed to hush when someone […]
Stuffed chicken breast with spinach and cream cheese
I’m about to let you in on a little chef’s secret that makes weeknight dinners feel fancy without the fuss. When I discovered how a simple slit in […]
Amish Apple Fritter Bread
When I think of Amish Apple Fritter Bread, I see my grandmother’s sun-faded kitchen table: a wobble in the wood, a mason jar of spoons, and the smell […]
Baked chicken with garlic and lemon herbs
Chef’s secret time: I stumbled onto this trick when I worked an overnight shift at a bistro and needed a foolproof roast that smelled like home by morning. […]
Baked Chicken with Rosemary and Lemon
My grandmother used to roast a lemon-and-rosemary chicken every Sunday, and the house smelled like citrus and wood-smoke in the best way possible. I still remember the way […]
Ambrosia Fruit Salad
The smell of the holidays always pulls me back to my grandmother’s kitchen — sticky spots of sweetened coconut on her wooden table, a tub of tiny marshmallows […]