The Mom 100

Hi there! It’s me, your air fryer! Remember you bought me (or asked for me as a gift, or just found me wrapped under the tree) and had all kind of big plans for us, and then you left me sitting in a box. Well, now it’s time for us to make the magic happen. I am just getting to know my air fryer. Just scratching the surface. I’ve made fries a few times, from actual potatoes, and I did a battered dipped cauliflower thing that was so delicious and decadent (batter, panko, a serious mayonnaise-like sauce dripped all over …

Ground meat, often beef, is a dinner mainstay for many of us.  So many things to do with it, it cooks up very quickly, and whatever you make with it is usually comforting and homey and satisfying and family friendly.  But as with any dinner staple, we can get rut-like about how we make it, so here are 10 ways for putting that protein to work in delicious ways. Many of these recipes call for browning the beef within the recipe itself, but if you have leftover ground beef you can skip the browning step and just add the cooked …

One of the most classic dishes of Louisiana, and of New Orleans, Jambalaya is a wonderful, irrepressible medley of rice, sausage, chicken, sometimes pork or seafood, and vegetables (including the “trinity” – onions, green peppers, and celery). It is one of the most loved dishes of the region and for very good reason. The folks at Zatarain’s, who know a thing or two about all things Creole and Cajun food, explain the history of jambalaya: Saffron was virtually impossible to come by in New Orleans in the 1780s, which meant Spanish colonists were unable to make their beloved paella. A …

A handful ingredients on a crappy cold night when I could not make it out to the store turned into one of the most spectacular pastas. I love how goat cheese mixed with some hot liquid—be it broth, pasta cooking water, or otherwise—almost instantly turns into a creamy sauce.  You can use this technique in all kinds of ways. In Dinner Solved!, this technique features in a zucchini and mushroom enchilada.  And I made this Hot, Creamy Spinach and Goat Cheese Dip 7 times in three months over the holidays—that how good THAT is.  And this one—Rosy Hot Goat Cheese and Sundried …