It's mid-January. Is everyone still trying to eat healthy? Given that 2020 was, well, 2020, I'm making no resolutions of any kind when it comes to …
Meat & Poultry
Sheet Pan Fried Rice with Roasted Vegetables and Chicken
You know I'm always looking for ways to add more vegetables to my family's diet. I've had pretty good luck with winter vegetable grain bowls and …
Vietnamese Grilled Pork & Rice Vermicelli Noodles (Bún Thịt Nướng)
I just got back from a three week trip to Vietnam and do you know what my favorite part was? Getting to eat noodles all the time. I even discovered …
Chicken and Sausage Paella with Couscous
It's back to school time and I'm not sure if I'm ready. My oldest daughter will be starting her freshman year of college and my youngest daughter will …
Stir-fried Udon Noodles
I was looking for some rice noodles for dinner the other day and realized I have A LOT of noodles in my pantry. There were vermicelli rice noodles, …
Creamy Chicken in White Wine Sauce
I can't tell you how many different titles I considered for this recipe before settling on Creamy Chicken in White Wine Sauce. There's a lot going on …
Fettuccine with Creamy Chicken Ragù
I can't remember the last time I got excited about a chicken recipe. Well, actually, it was last August when I posted that chicken satay recipe …
Vietnamese Meatball Lettuce Wraps
It looks like I've got one more summer recipe in me before I can really move on to fall. This recipe for these Vietnamese meatball lettuce wraps has …
Singapore-Style Chicken Satay
Summer vacation is really over. I have been in denial about its pending end for the last several weeks (as evidenced by my absence from the blog) and …
Easy Chicken Tinga Tostadas
Mmm. Yum. Yum. Crunch. That's how my (16-year old) daughter replied when I asked her what I should say about today's recipe. At first, I gave her …
Vietnamese Shaking Beef (Bò Lúc Lắc)
There are some dishes that I will always connect with my childhood. Vietnamese Shaking Beef is one of those dishes. Until recently, I had never …
Vietnamese Egg Quiche
When my husband and I were first dating and I started cooking Vietnamese dishes for him, I would preface every meal with, "this dish is kinda ethnic …
Chicken and Veggie Pad Thai
I love recipes where veggies are automatically included in the the main part of the meal and I don't have to think about cooking a side dish. Bonus …
Fried Quail with Caramelized Onions and Parmesan + Dinner with Little Kitchen HTX
Last weekend, my husband and I hosted a dinner party for 8 of our friends. Thirty minutes before the guests were scheduled to arrive, I was still …
Lemongrass Beef and Noodle Soup
I'm back with more soup! My youngest daughter and I are kindred spirits in this way. We could eat soup for every meal every day and be pretty happy. …