I have a kid. That means that every recipe I make either comes with a helper (known as the Tiny Kitchen Assistant) or his alter ego, Captain Distracto, who wants me to play baseball or Legos or do anything other than cook as dinnertime approaches.
Most of the meals are kid-friendly and easy enough to make in 30-45 minutes on a weeknight. The rare, time-consuming “weekend recipes” will be noted accordingly. Believe me, if I can make dinner six nights a week, you can, too.
Where do my recipes come from? Many are things that I’ve made for ages. Some are modifications of a single recipe; I link to or reference the original recipe wherever possible. Others are a strange hybrid of recipes that I find online; if I want to find a good stew recipe, for example, I’ll look at half a dozen and pick and choose the elements and techniques that work best for us.
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Recent Recipes
Cabbage Salad with Ginger Vinaigrette
This is an easy side dish that works well when served with pork tenderloin or chicken marinated in teriyaki sauce. It’s an easy and unexpectedly light side dish as the season starts leaning towards heavier meals. The salad is slightly less crisp, but more flavorful after a night in the fridge. Ingredients 3/4 cup rice […] Read More
Brazilian Beer Chicken
This recipe from grilling guru Steven Raichlen not only works well for an overnight marinade, but freezes well in the marinade for later use, perfect for once a month cooking (OAMC) enthusiasts. If you’re planning to freeze some, I suggest that you double or even triple the recipe; it’s not much more work, and you’ll […] Read More
Tiny Kitchen Tip: Lemons
“When you want to get lots of juice out of the lemon, roll it back and forth until you make all the juice come loose. Then, when you cut it open… Boom! Lots of juice!” –> Tiny Kitchen Assistant Read More
Inundated With Herbs
It’s that time of year where the herb garden has grown out of control and threatens to swallow the house. The only way to keep up with the growth — or beat the frost, in some climates — is by making sauces and pestos that can be frozen for later use. I freeze them overnight […] Read More
What’s in Season? October
The market starts to get quiet this time of year. The berry and stone fruit vendors are gone. The quick perishables of summer are giving way to the longer-lasting root vegetables and squash that will carry us through the winter. I am a terrible sucker for cranberry sauce. This is the time of year where […] Read More
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