Keep it easy, peeps. Easter is here, and before it arrives I have my son’s birthday to celebrate and my kids home from school on Good Friday. Which is why I shopped for Easter dinner yesterday, and also why I did not complain when my son requested pizza and cookie cake for his birthday (the key here being he doesn’t want my…
Deviled Green Eggs
Delicious Deviled Eggs After working on new spring recipes last week, I was left with a glut of hardboiled eggs. When life gives you lemons, right? So these deviled eggs were born, and boy am I happy they were. With Easter right around the corner, this recipe will come in handy to use up all…
Weeknight Dinners: April 10-14, 2017
MONDAY Since we are spending Sunday afternoon at a Little League carnival, I’m thinking we’ll all need some nutritional redemption. Like a soup full of beans, lentils and vegetables. Enter this beans and greens soup from Bon Appetit. I’ll be using organic canned beans and garbanzos (from BPA-free cans), instead of dried, to make things faster and easier….
Spring Pea and Leek Tartine
Spring has sprung, evident in my corner of Texas by the fine layer of yellow-green pollen covering just about everything. But we can’t complain, this is the one brief respite of good weather we get. We’re ready for al fresco dinners, evenings in the Little League stands and weekends at the farm (not that I…
Wine Pick: Pedras 2016 Rosé
It’s Friday! That means we made it through another week of work deadlines, carpool lines, errands, workouts, sports practices and homework. That’s right, it’s time to treat yourself! Today is the kick-off of an exciting new endeavor for Smart In The Kitchen. And lucky for you, it happens to involve something crisp and refreshing to sip….
The Ultimate Cheese Board
My husband’s favorite couple days of the year are right around the corner. I’m sure followed closely by our anniversary and my birthday, right? The Masters starts Thursday, and we will be watching closely from home – I for one will be rooting for a certain young Texan. The weather in Houston is about as good…
Weeknight Dinners: April 3-7, 2017
Our weeknight dinners are super simple this week, and most of our meals can be put together in about 15 minutes. During the day, I’ll be in the kitchen developing new recipes for spring menus (think peas, leeks, asparagus) and photographing recipes to post on the site. I have a couple fun collaborations with other food writers…
Weeknight Dinners: March 27-31, 2017
Can someone please tell me where March went? We seem to have missed it. Between spring break, teaching cooking classes and driving carpool, I’m not sure where an entire month went. I’m having the tiniest bit of anxiety about getting summer plans lined up (I already missed the boat on one sports camp for my…
Weeknight Dinners: March 6-10, 2017
MONDAY Whole chicken in the Crock Pot. This is such an easy way to cook a whole chicken, especially if you need to cook it around 2pm before heading to carpool and doing afternoon sports-tutoring-nutritionist appointment carpool. You can crisp up the chicken skin under the broiler before you serve it, or just dish up…
Kale and Brussels Sprout Salad
Just in time! Right before kale and Brussels sprout season is over, I need you to get your hands on this recipe for my favorite kale salad. (And just to clarify, yes kale is available all year, but it’s really a winter crop.) It all started at the end of last summer when we made a quick trip to…