This Is Exactly What I Want To Be Eating, ALl The Time.

I made this for dinner when my brother came to visit, and by the end of his visit three days later, I had already made it again because we all loved it so much.

Can this just be dinner for the next three weeks? the next month? the next year? Peanut chicken, coconut rice, and ginger slaw is truly a match made in heaven.

In the bowl:

• thin strips of chicken, coated generously in the Trader Joe’s peanut satay sauce
• rich, steamy coconut rice
• a punchy ginger slaw with purple cabbage and thinly sliced shallot
• cilantro and crispy shallots to top it off

The ginger slaw in particular – MORE OF THAT PLEASE. I could eat that on / with / around everything. It’s bright and zingy with a sassy little gingery bite.

And the freshness of the vibrant slaw against the richness of the peanut chicken and coconut rice – ugh. I love it so much.

I use the Trader Joe’s peanut satay sauce for this (same stuff I used on this recipe)! But if you don’t have access to Trader Joe’s, a homemade peanut satay sauce like this one will work! I think they’ve recently changed the sauce just slightly – it used to be pretty thick, but my last few batches have been smooth and drizzle-able right out of the jar!

Hope you guys love this combo as much as I do.

This Is My Fresh Summery Reset Meal.

Juicy teriyaki chicken, grilled if you want, served over rice with a scoop of bright gingery peaches, and a rich sesame drench getting into every bite.

YES PLEASE I love this meal!

My family’s summer eating has two basic modes:

• Fresh mode: vibrant, summery produce! crispy, juicy, colorful.
• YOLO mode: chips (so many chips), ice cream cones, hot dogs, fried chicken sandwiches, and packaged snacks that hit just right at the pool, on a road trip, or at the State Fair.

I truly love both of these categories. But once every few weeks, I start to sense myself going a bit hard into YOLO mode – typically after a road trip or an extended amount of pool days, which is where we’re at here at the end of summer.

This teriyaki chicken with ginger peaches has been my go-to meal for when I’m ready to get back to something a bit fresher.

I’ve made it as a bigger meal for my extended family – nieces, nephews, sibs, parents – where my dad helped me grill the chicken, we sliced up “plain peaches” for the kids, and almost all of us went back for seconds.

And I’ve also made it for a meal just for our family, because 9 out of 10 nights, I am looking for a way to just eat peaches for dinner (or, dessert).

Hope you love it, too!

The Combination Of My Dreams!

Every time I get bored with dinner, I make crispy chicken. Everyone in our house loves crispy chicken every single time.

And THIS CRISPY CHICKEN! I think it might be the most delicious I’ve ever made. The flavor! It is locked in thanks to the Parmesan and (don’t be mad) the mayo. One bite and I was like, yeah. There it is. That juicy, umami, crispy golden flavor.

I find the mayo coating is actually easiest to work with if you brush it on, and then just spoon the crumbles on top, so everything happens right on the sheet pan. Low lift, high reward!

The combination of the golden crispy chicken, with the creamy, luscious lemony pasta?! Get out. It was glorious. Fresh basil and lemon zest on top? Served with green beans or salad? 10/10!

All family members completely devoured this and went back for seconds on everything. Even my pickiest eater was singing the praises of the chicken. (She’s five and she decided to dip it in soy sauce? I don’t know. Kids are really something.)

Best feeling ever. Hope you guys love it!

New Summer Obsession Unlocked.

Holy smokes these smashed olives are SUCH A TREAT.

I make them WEEKLY at this point. I’ve been keeping them in the fridge and then just eating them for a Girl Lunch all week with fried bread and torn burrata, and it is one of the highlights of my life right now.

I got this idea from Cheese Gal on Instagram – one of those beautiful moments where a video finds you and you have to try it immediately and then it ends up being as great, or maybe even better, than you had hoped.

The three essentials:

• Castelvetrano olives, smashed into craggly chunks, tossed in a pool of lemon juice, olive oil, fresh oregano and black pepper.
• Golden fried-ish ciabatta with all its airy, chewy pockets.
• A ball of burrata, torn open over the bread, creating a cold and creamy little bed for the olives.

In her original video, Courtney used fresh basil. For some reason, oregano was really speaking to me? I was looking for an extra Mediterranean moment? I don’t know. Either would be a great choice.

I already know you’re going to love this. Even Bjork and the girls are hooked.

Our House Favorite Strawberry Pie!

A text I got from my neighbor last week:

I asked my husband and kids to vote on several desserts that I’ve been making lately – “which one of these should be the July Family Dessert Night recipe?”

This strawberry pie was the unanimous winner.

Everyone in our house LOVES this pie.

It’s basically a bountiful platter of fresh strawberries, cold and juicy and sweet, held together inside a salty-sweet graham cracker pie crust, and dolloped with a cream cheese whipped cream. My mom and my grandma have been making this pie for years, so it’s my turn to get in on it!

I’m one of those people who thinks a homemade graham cracker crust is one of the best tasting things on the whole planet Earth (like, the BEST thing), so that’s what I use for mine! If you find yourself really wanting a regular pie crust – make it exactly the same, using a fully baked pie shell!

A noteworthy thing I love about this pie: it’s the PERFECT hands-on recipe for kids to help with. I set up an assembly line for my girls and put them to work on the berries, and then had them help me whisk and pour in the filling. A+ for kid participation on this one!

Happy summer-ing! Wishing you a really joyful moment of walking this cold, juicy, towering pie out to the table for your people. Best feeling ever!

P.S. More of my favorite summer desserts are here!