Main Dishes

Weeknight Wins: Easy Main Dishes! Discover fuss-free & flavorful recipes for weeknight dinners. Perfect for busy schedules & happy bellies! My favorite recipes include this Pesto Pine Nut Pizza, Italian Sausage + Burrata Penne Pasta, and The Best Mushroom Pizza.

Chorizo Beer Chili


Around Christmas I was talking (that’s code for wine tasting) with my cousin and I mentioned my weekend pancake recipe. She asked if I had weekday pancakes too. I think she was making fun of me. I don’t joke about pancakes. Nobody should. So I replied (rather proudly, I might add): OF COURSE I DO. Don’t you? Doesn’t everyone? I mean…

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Carnitas + Cheesy Black Bean Enchiladas


{ you’re actually getting two meals…whaaa? } Keep reading for the world’s best carnitas and, because I’m modest, the world’s best enchiladas. This should actually be two posts. But, I’m moving a little slow this week and consolidation makes total sense here. There are a couple of things happening at my house. First, I’m obsessed with my slow cooker. I want…

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{ slow cooker citrus chicken tacos }


{ easy + tasty midweek excitement } Doesn’t this photo look exciting? I’ve been futzing with this for what feels like a lifetime. I started when I still had persimmons on my tree in the fall…it’s been awhile. I started out in a carnitas direction and then, to be frank, these tasted nothing like carnitas to me. But I LOVE them…

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{ new year’s eve dinner }


classic braised short ribs + cheesy sweet potato quinoa As we near the end of eating season, it would be easy to throw in the towel. To just say, enough is enough. And, if I’m being completely honest here, I’d be lying if I didn’t tell you that I’m getting pretty close to throwing in the towel. I’ve been eating…

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middle eastern kebabs + lemony kale quinoa tabbouleh + yogurt sauce


Mouth watering yet? I came up with this concoction in early summer. It was one of those things that I couldn’t stop making and then I totally burned out on it. I just revisited this gem recently and I don’t know why I stopped making it. It gets better and better every time. The pop of lemon, the mystery of Dukkah…

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Beer Crust Pizza


You ever have one of those moments where you could not be happier? Filled up with goodness and love and everything that is great in your life? I was having that moment last night and my daughter said, ‘Why are you so happy?’ I told her I could go back to being the psychotic hormonal crazy lady I was a week ago, if she’d…

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{ grill me somethin’ tasty, beautiful }


{ lemon-rosemary chicken with tzatziki } Let’s start the week off HEALTHY. I tend to be a bit of a weekend warrior, so come Monday I’m ready to clean up my act…at least for a couple of days. Here’s the best thing about this recipe: I’ve never met an easier one. I mean cheap and easy is this guy’s first…

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