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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 4 of 100 This is my first real attempt at making bread. Last week was the first time I tried it, mostly because I’ve been thinking more about the kinds of ingredients we keep in the house. Bread felt like an easy place to start. Just a few simple ingredients, nothing complicated. It’s still very much a work in progress. I’m experimenting with ways to build more flavor, but even in its simplest form, it’s been surprisingly good. The kids especially love it warm out of t

Recipe 3 of 100 When we moved to Franklin last June, I was happy to discover a Georgia peach stand that set up in our neighborhood every Wednesday. I started bringing home a bag each week. Most of them we ate standing at the counter...soft, sweet, and dripping. But a few made their way into new recipes. This salad was one of them. It became something Peter and I ate almost every week through the summer. Simple, fresh, and just enough to feel like dinner without much effort. S

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:

Recipe 1 of 100 Some recipes become household staples almost immediately. This banana bread started as a recipe I found on Tasty, but after making it a few times I began adjusting it to better match what we like at home. Our version uses five bananas instead of three, which makes the loaf extra moist and deeply banana-flavored. It also happens to be incredibly simple. One bowl, very little cleanup, and ingredients I usually already have in the kitchen make this one bowl banan