I was in college the first time I tried roasted garlic at an Italian restaurant famous for serving whole roasted bulbs with crusty bread. I was skeptical at first, but decided to give it a try. One bite of warm Italian bread spread with …
I can hardly believe it, but we're getting bored of Taco Tuesdays at my house. While we don't eat tacos every Tuesday, we do eat them a lot. Everyone in my family is a big fan of Mexican food and, well, aside from tacos, I think they'd e…
I try to cook homemade meals as much as possible, but let's be honest: It's hard to cook from scratch every night. Sometimes I run out of time, other times I run out of energy. But instead of adding a fast-food or delivery night to our r…
I've been seeing the #MeatlessMonday hashtag in my Facebook feed for a while now, but have been slow to jump on the bandwagon. Other than the trusty black beans and rice that I cook when I forget to thaw meat for dinner, I don't have man…
Katie Workman's first book, The Mom 100 Cookbook , came out just as I'd decided to work from home in order to run a more functional and rewarding household. I was going to use my Dutch oven, bake from scratch, and put homemade dinners on…
This past week, I I joined Stacie and her husband at a wonderful ramen restaurant, where everyone at the table was flipping over a fantastic shishito pepper appetizer. (And fortunately, our children didn't look at the word on the menu lo…
If your family is anything like mine, you’re eating fresh, sweet corn on the cob several times a week. It’s such a treat and, really, the highlight of summer eating. First I cook it up: Mostly I follow these directions for how to boil co…
During the summer, I love to have some fix-ahead meals that I can take with me to the pool or park for dinner. While a juicy burger is delicious on the back porch, when it's this hot outside I crave something cold and refreshing. These g…