Dinner

Forget rigid meal prep. The Franklin Kitchen Reset is a flexible way to organize your fridge and pantry, prep a few useful ingredients and make feeding your family easier all week long.

Sweet, savory and just a little spicy, this easy grilled salmon is marinated in hot honey and soy sauce, topped with fresh lemon and cooked right on the grill for a simple summer dinner.

Fresh salmon burgers made with cilantro, ginger, hoisin, and green onions, topped with spicy sriracha mayo and served with a refreshing cucumber salad. One of our favorite easy summer dinners—and perfect for meal prep, too.

This easy homemade Shepherd's Pie combines savory ground beef, vegetables, rich gravy, and creamy mashed potatoes for the ultimate cozy family dinner that's perfect for weeknights and leftovers.

This hearty bison chili starts with homemade pinto beans and comes together in one pot. A simple, protein-packed family dinner that's perfect for meal prep and cozy evenings.

With French Scalloped Potatoes, Garlic Green Beans, and Simple Arugula Salad Recipe #21 of My 100 Recipe Project Sometimes the best dinners happen accidentally. We had gone to a wedding over the weekend where they served one of those beautiful carving-station style beef dinners — perfectly browned on the outside, tender and pink in the middle, sliced to order with horseradish sauce and warm rolls. It felt elegant, cozy, and somehow nostalgic all at once. So naturally, I came

A one-pan, cozy, flavor-packed dinner Recipe #18 of My 100 Recipe Project Growing up, I was around Indian food in small but meaningful ways. My mom taught ESL, and many of her students were from India. They’d bring gifts, and I remember going to one of her school events in a sari when I was about ten. My best friend’s mom was also from India, and I would eat everything she made. As an adult, I’ve always been curious about cooking this way… but also a little intimidated. So I

Recipe #15 of My 100 Recipe Project Every once in a while, a recipe automatically jumps out. This one was inspired by a version from Pinch of Yum (one of my all-time favorite food blogs), and I knew I wanted to make it: smoky chipotle salmon, bright citrus, and a fresh, herby sauce to bring it all together. I kept her idea of a fresh orange salsa, which I actually loved even more than my original arugula version, but stayed true to the way I like to cook salmon: a quick chipo

Recipe #10 of My 100 Recipe Project There’s something about having a few go-to dinners that you know will just work. This is one of those for us. It started this year as a way to use up extra buttermilk (after making fresh ranch dressing), but it quickly turned into a regular in our kitchen. It’s simple, forgiving, and somehow feels a little more special than your average weeknight chicken. The buttermilk does most of the work here. Itenderizes the chicken and adds just a sub

Recipe 8 of My 100 Recipe Project There are certain recipes that become part of a season of your life. This is one of ours. Before we moved to Franklin, our family spent a few years living in Todos Santos, a small beach town on the Pacific coast of Baja California Sur. Life there felt slower, more open...sunsets, ocean air, long meals outside. Chicken tortilla soup was one of the dishes we came back to again and again. Every version was a little different, but always comforti

Recipe 6 of 100 We made a lot of chicken wings yesterday. Kai helped me, which automatically made it more fun, and a little messier. The boys are completely obsessed with wings, and up until now we’ve mostly stuck to our usual: toss them in barbecue sauce and call it a day. But I came across a Cook’s Illustrated article called “Wing It!” and it opened up a whole new world of flavors. So, we tried two: Lemon Pepper and Mango Habanero Both were worth it. The Setup This turned i

Recipe 5/100 A relaxed weeknight dinner built around one Costco chicken. Some nights I cook something elaborate. Other nights I build dinner around something simple and let the table fill in around it. This was one of those nights. I picked up a rotisserie chicken from Costco and turned it into a relaxed, family-style dinner with a few easy sides...warm beans from the slow cooker, a big spring salad for the adults, baby carrots for the kids, and sweet mango slices. Everything

Recipe 2 of 100 This dinner started as a “let’s throw everything on the grill and see what happens” kind of night. I marinated flank steak in a quick soy sauce mixture, skewered shrimp with honey and lemon, and added a few vegetables we already had in the fridge. The result was one of those dinners where everyone keeps wandering back to the counter for “just one more piece.” Simple, fast, and perfect for warm evenings. Recipe Card Grilled Surf & Turf Family Platter Prep time: