This gochujang glazed salmon is my weeknight "look what I made" dinner: shiny, spicy-sweet, and way easier than it looks. You whisk up a quick pantry glaze, brush it onto salmon, and let the oven do the work while broccoli roasts until the edges go crisp. I'm calling it a gojuchang recipe too, because that's […]

If you've ever walked past a simit cart and caught that toasted-sesame smell, you already know the pull. This simit is my go-to turkish bread recipe when I want something chewy inside, shatter-crisp around the edges, and just sweet enough from a quick dip in molasses water to make the sesame seeds taste extra nutty. […]

These lemon and olive Moroccan chicken skewers are my go-to when I want something that tastes like it took all day, but actually behaves like a weeknight dinner. The marinade leans hard into lemon zest and juice, garlic, cumin, and paprika, then gets a briny little wink from chopped green olives. The result is juicy, […]

This sweet maple pecan cast iron cornbread is the kind of "just one more slice" situation that somehow turns into breakfast, snack, and dinner side all in the same day. It bakes up tall and tender in the center, with that aggressively crunchy, buttery ring around the edge that only a hot skillet can deliver. […]

This is my kind of chowder: smoky, cozy, and unapologetically creamy, but still bright enough that you want a second bowl. We build the whole thing on a bacon-and-leek base, let thyme and a little smoked paprika do the heavy lifting, then fold in tender salmon at the end so it stays silky instead of […]

This is my kind of pot-of-gold comfort food: a smoky, spicy southern black eyed peas recipe that simmers into a thick, silky broth, then gets a tumble of collard greens right at the end so they stay bold and not mushy. I lean hard into the classics (onion, celery, garlic, a little pork for richness), […]

If you love a soup that hits you with garlic first, then ginger, then that peppery, soy-vinegar tang, this beef Manchow is your kind of bowl. It's my cozy, weeknight take on the classic indo-chinese manchow soup vibe: shredded veg, a glossy broth thickened just enough to cling to every spoonful, and a blizzard of […]

If you want a squash recipe that feels like it came from a bistro but still works on a Tuesday, this pan-seared delicata squash is it. We slice the squash into half-moons, get those edges deeply browned in a hot skillet, then hit everything with a quick maple-butter glaze that turns sticky and shiny in […]

If you love the idea of a lazy, all-afternoon pot of sauce perfuming the whole house but you don't want to babysit meatballs, this is your move. This vegetarian Sunday gravy leans on a sheet pan of hard-roasted vegetables, tomato paste browned until brick-red, and a very deliberate herb situation (basil, oregano, and a sneaky […]

This one-pot carne guisada stew with bell peppers and rice is my answer to those "I want something cozy but I refuse to do dishes" nights. It's a guisada recipe mexican-style in spirit: tender beef simmered in a warmly spiced gravy with sweet peppers, then finished by cooking the rice right in the pot so […]