Martha

There are nights when takeout feels like the only answer. You know the ones — homework is spread across the table, someone’s asking what’s for dinner before you’ve even put down your bag, and the fridge is giving you nothing but half a bell pepper and some leftover chicken. That was me last Tuesday. Instead … Read more

On the nights when everyone’s hungry and the takeout app is looking really tempting, this cashew chicken is my answer. It’s on the table in twenty minutes, the sauce is rich and garlicky, and nobody in my family has ever complained that it wasn’t the restaurant version. If anything, they like this one more. I’ve … Read more

Some dinners feel like a little vacation on a Tuesday night. Sweet Hawaiian Crockpot Chicken is exactly that kind of meal. The pineapple breaks down into the sauce, the chicken gets fall-apart tender, and the whole thing smells incredible by the time the kids walk through the door. I’ve been making versions of this for … Read more

Enchiladas are one of those dinners that sounds easy until you’re actually standing at the counter rolling tortillas at 6pm with everyone already asking when dinner is ready. I love the flavor. I do not love the production. So a few months ago I started building everything I love about enchiladas into a bowl — … Read more

There are maybe three or four dinners in my whole rotation that I’d call truly reliable. The kind where I’m not worried about timing, not stressing over whether it’ll land, not watching the clock at 5pm wondering if I made a mistake. Crockpot creamy garlic chicken is one of them. It starts with a quick … Read more

Some dinners just earn a permanent spot in the rotation. This high protein spinach artichoke chicken casserole showed up in my kitchen on a whim one Tuesday evening, and it hasn’t left since. My husband, who rates every comfort meal by how it tastes the next day out of the fridge, gave it a full … Read more

My grandmother’s eatery was where I first tasted Chicken Marsala. She’d make it for the Friday crowd, and the smell of Marsala wine hitting a hot pan is one of those sense memories that never fully leaves you. I’ve chased that flavor for years in my own kitchen, and this one pan creamy chicken marsala … Read more

Crock Pot Marry Me Chicken is the kind of dinner that makes everyone stop what they’re doing and come to the table. We’re talking creamy, sun-dried tomato sauce, tender chicken that practically falls apart, and a smell drifting through the house all afternoon that has my kids asking “what’s for dinner?” about four hours before … Read more

I did not grow up with cowboy butter. I found it the way most home cooks find things these days — someone posted a pan of it online and I spent the next three days thinking about it until I finally made it myself. That was about two years ago, and it has not left … Read more

There are certain dinners that earn a permanent spot in the rotation, and this high protein southwest chicken casserole is one of them. Everything goes into one dish, the oven does all the work, and when it comes out with that bubbling, golden cheese on top, my girls come running from wherever they are in … Read more