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Sticky Lemongrass Ginger Chicken
View recipe: Sticky Lemongrass Ginger Chicken2026 has started with a full sprint. Work has been especially busy, and all three kids are deep in the thick of it with school projects, deadlines, events… the whole thing. There is a lot going on, and I have been leaning hard on quick weeknight dinners. The meals that are fast, satisfying, and feel…
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Quick Sushi Bowls
View recipe: Quick Sushi BowlsEarly in the new year we’re all full of goals, resolutions, and aspirations. I am by no means an expert on habit change or self-improvement, but I can share some tips in the area where I’ve been able to successfully maintain my goals, and that is food. Maybe then someone else can give me tips…
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White Bean and Pistachio Salad
View recipe: White Bean and Pistachio SaladFor me, January is a study in simplicity. The house is simpler without the clutter and decorations of the holidays. The outdoors is bare without leaves and stark in its coldness. I am tired and trying to regroup and recover from a bustling holiday season, and I crave simple foods. Bean salads have been on…
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Marilla’s Kitchen Takeover: Onigiri Chickens
View recipe: Marilla’s Kitchen Takeover: Onigiri ChickensMarilla was the undisputed star chef of our Florida trip this year. Armed with a new Japanese cookbook, a crisp new apron, and a set of onigiri molds, she announced she was cooking dinner for the family. Not just any dinner but a full Japanese feast. And boy did she deliver! Her menu was ambitious…
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The Christmas Rush Mocha
View recipe: The Christmas Rush MochaIt has been a week, hasn’t it? The combination of busyness, hard things and pre-holiday overwhelm. All while an atmospheric river dumped on us. Thus my capacity for complex cooking was at absolute zero this week. But, what I lacked in capacity for meals, I made up for in volume for fancy coffee. Because we…
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Roasted Veggie Orzo
View recipe: Roasted Veggie OrzoThis is a solid dinner. It is affordable, easy, and tasty. It’s not complicated to make, but it has layers of flavor and depth that are deeply satisfying. This recipe came about as a bit of an accident a couple of years ago. I’d roasted a sheet pan of CSA veggies intending to make a…
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Marilla Cooks Dinner: Pork and Kimchi Noodles with Tofu Puffs
View recipe: Marilla Cooks Dinner: Pork and Kimchi Noodles with Tofu PuffsThis is one of those dishes that I’ve been making for years and has really evolved over time. It started as a simple Korean lunch box recipe—cold noodles with cucumber and kimchi. Then one day, we served that alongside a pork bulgogi stir-fry, which naturally led to combining them into a warm noodle bowl. But…
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The Thanksgiving Sequel
View recipe: The Thanksgiving SequelOur Thanksgiving stuffing turned out so well this year that we made a collective family decision that we needed to make it again on Saturday. Here’s the thing about a truly great Thanksgiving side, on the big day itself, it has to compete for real estate on your plate. You only get a scoop here…
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It’s All About the Gravy
View recipe: It’s All About the GravyWe hosted a dinner party last night, and as one does, we stayed up a little too late, drank a little too much, and woke up to a cold, gray November morning feeling a little bit blah. But while the coffee brewed, I chopped some onions and started to sauté them in olive oil. I…
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Classic Chicken Salad with Fresh Herbs
View recipe: Classic Chicken Salad with Fresh HerbsI love chicken salad. It is one of my absolute favorite foods and a reliable “go-to” source of protein for me. And like so many dishes I love, there are endless variations to enjoy. I have a few favorites—like this one I’m going to share—but I also love experimenting with new combinations. I really appreciate…














