SUNDAY Terramar Imports gifted me a box of European gourmet food products, so I couldn’t let it go to waste. We made a simple bow-tie pasta with Arrabiata sauce. No one was very hungry for dinner after an overindulgent holiday brunch earlier in the day, so this was low maintenance and fast! MONDAY This weekend…
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Weekly Meal Plan//December 4-8
Early December Dinners Hi friends! I’m typing this from a hotel room in NYC. It was a festive and quick weekend catching up with family and soaking up the city. I hit the ground running on Monday with a holiday pop-up at Mont Art House, if you’re in Houston try to stop by the gallery…
Weekly Meal Plan // November 26-November 31
SUNDAY Turkey and Wild Rice Soup. Use up those leftovers! MONDAY For Cyber Monday, we have an amazing deal on free shipping for my cookbook to anywhere in the US! I also have a sale on my online cooking school, you’ll save $50 if you join before Monday at midnight! Use this link and the…
Turkey and Wild Rice Soup
The Best Leftover Turkey Soup I had every intention of getting you this before Thanksgiving, but here we are! One of my favorite recipes from my cookbook is the Rotisserie Chicken Wild and Rice Soup (page 136). It comes together fast, it’s super flavorful and it’s just darn delicious. It dawned on me that you…
Weekly Meal Plan // November 6-10
Dinner (Plan) is Done! I’m a day late with this week’s meal plan, apologies friends! It was a busy weekend and I opted for a relaxing dinner out with my family and a binge of All the Light You Can Not See on Netflix. It was so beautiful and a timely watch. Always look for…
Weekly Meal Plan // October 8-13
Hi guys. We’re at our farm near Round Top for the weekend and I’m feeding a gaggle of teenage boys. I need to make this fast (as always). SUNDAY Make a batch of Marcella Hazan’s tomato sauce and toss it with rigatoni or ziti. Here’s how I made a batch yesterday, you can see photos…
Weekly Meal Plan // September 17-22
I’m jumping right in with the meal plan. It’s a busy week ahead as I start my Basics II six-week series and get some recipe emails out to my newsletter list. I hope you all have a great week and cook up something delicious. Take a moment to look at your schedule and make a…
Labor Day Weekend Recipes + Meal Plan
I hope you’re resting and relaxing over the long weekend. We’ve been working on some projects at our farm property and getting caught up on emails and work. It’s still a million degrees in Texas, which means any time outdoors has been spent in a pool. Count this as your Labor Day grilling plan, plus…
Weekly Meal Plan // August 27-31
Here’s What’s For Dinner SUNDAY Dinner is cavatappi with pesto and a sidedish of sautéed shallots and peas. I’m using up Trader Joe’s kale pesto that I bought for an “easy dinners” demo. It’s a lucky night when you have everything for a salad of baby arugula, buffalo mozzarella, heirloom tomatoes, reduced balsamic, Old Country…
Weekly Meal Plan // August 20-25
My kids start school this week and I’m currently moving my oldest into her sophomore dorm. Since her freshman year was at American University in Paris, this move-in feels much more “typical.” We’ve been to three Targets, Ikea, Pottery Barn and Macy’s. Considering there are multiple universities in the DC area, finding a twin duvet…