Chicken. It’s basic, it’s universal, it’s a blank canvas for flavor possibility. Unfortunately the positives often end there because chicken is also prone to being dry…like, starved cactus dry. Sure, you can throw shredded chicken into a pot pie or some enchilada soup, and then the other ingredients pull their weight and contribute moisture and […]
Butternut squash is an ingredient that sounds wholesome and looks vibrant, but admittedly, I avoid eating more than a few bites in most dishes. This changed when Vivian Howard coaxed a little extra deliciousness out of those vivid golden cubes, in her cookbook Deep Run Roots. She adds just the teeniest bit of brown sugar […]
The lemon and peas really brighten this gnocchi dish, making it light and fresh in the warm months, while the comfort factor keeps it totally crave-able in the cold months.
This post contains affiliate links. The afternoon meal is usually an afterthought in my life, so putting together something new for lunch always feels like a treat to me. I love finding quick and easy inspiration to keep me fueled well for the day, and also encourage me to slow down and take five. Sally […]