Tag: Comfort food
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Marilla’s Kitchen Takeover: Onigiri Chickens
Marilla 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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Roasted Veggie Orzo
This 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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The Thanksgiving Sequel
Our 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
We 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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Rustic Braised Lamb with Winter Veg
This is not the prettiest dish I make. But oh my word, it might be the most delicious. And nothing—and I mean nothing—is more comforting on a cold winter evening when you are bone tired and it’s only Monday. It is also one of those great dishes that hangs out on the stove for a…
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Classic Italian Wedding Soup
It has been a very busy week and the cold is starting to set in. Both of those factors lead me to a really lovely, brothy soup this weekend. And Italian Wedding Soup has been on my mind ever since I picked up ground beef on my last Costco run. That beef has been sitting…
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Chicken and Dumplings
Where I live, it feels like it rains nine months out of the year, which means our dinner table often has soup—and more soup—for most of the year. One of our family’s favorite fall dinners is a big pot of chicken and dumplings. I love this comforting dish, but my kids absolutely adore it. Today,…
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