Last week we celebrated St. Patrick’s Day. The girls set up Leprechaun traps all over the house with sticky tape, shiny gems, and pools of water. We did not catch a leprechaun, alas, but we did find smatterings of shamrocks throughout the house and green milk. Better luck next year!
Sunday, March 16, 2025
Kristin Cavallari’s Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Meat (Business Insider)
I found this recipe in Kristin Cavallari’s True Comfort cookbook years ago and have made it many times since. The end result is a chili-lime shredded chicken that is absolutely perfect for tacos or rice bowls. While I haven’t made this is a slow cooker, I can confirm it cooks beautifully in a Dutch oven at 300 degrees for 2 hours.
Monday, March 17, 2025
Melissa Kinific’s Vegetable Beef Soup (New York Times Cooking)
A fine, ordinary, beef soup that cooked all afternoon and got us to swim lessons on time.
The real star of dinner was this Irish Soda Bread with salted butter. Thanks to my mom for sharing this recipe, I make it every year.
Another tradition at our house on St. Patrick’s Day is to make an Oreo cookie crust ice cream pie with mint-chip ice cream. It’s a basic formula using this recipe as a guide. I also like to melt down chocolate chips with a splash of cream to make a chocolate ganache to drizzle over the top before freezing.
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
Sue Li’s Chicken and Rice with Scallion- Ginger Sauce (New York Times Cooking)
Although this recipe is not visually appealing, it was very good. I subbed bone-in chicken legs for boneless chicken breasts and it did not affect the cooking time. The rice and chicken cooked together in a covered pan with a grating of ginger and chicken broth. A scallion-sesame sauce topped each plate and provided a fresh contrast to the homely dish.
What I think really made this recipe shine, however, is this super simple recipe for stir – fried cabbage. It was the perfect accompaniment and a side dish I plan to keep in rotation. I did not have Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing wine) on hand but found that rice wine vinegar was a perfect substitute.
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
Pasta with Sausage, Brown Butter, and Broccoli Rabe (Alison Roman)
Delicious! I couldn’t stop eating this and may have had four helpings. Roasted sweet potatoes on the side.
Lunch of the Week
Tex-Mex Quinoa Salad (The Kitchn)
A make-ahead weekday lunch topped with fresh cilantro, steamed kale, and crushed tortilla chips.
Breakfast of the Week
Feel Good Zucchini Muffins (Pinch of Yum)
A blender muffin recipe that never gets old.
The Weekly Galette 