Weeknight-friendly recipes from Sarah Mitchell — a home cook in Austin, Texas, who’s been feeding a family of five on a weekly meal plan since 2018. Every recipe has been cooked in her own kitchen, usually more than once, and tested on a picky audience that includes three kids with strong opinions about dinner. You’ll find 30-minute dinners, sheet-pan meals, Instant Pot shortcuts, Texas-style BBQ recipes, family-friendly chicken and seafood mains, easy desserts, and the kind of straightforward cooking that works on a Tuesday. Short ingredient lists, everyday pantry staples, clear instructions — no culinary-school jargon. Browse the latest easy recipes below.
I’m going to let you in on a weeknight dinner secret that has saved me more times than I can count: crispy chicken bites tossed in a sticky, sweet, garlicky honey sauce that takes all of 20 minutes from cutting board to dinner table. My family actually cheers when I make these. Like, audibly cheers. … Read more
Smash burger tacos are the viral food trend that actually lives up to the hype. Imagine a thin, crispy-edged smash burger patty cooked directly on top of a tortilla so the meat juices and cheese melt right into the shell. It’s a burger and a taco that had a delicious baby, and it takes about … Read more
These lemon zucchini bars are the sneakiest way to get vegetables into dessert. The shredded zucchini disappears completely into the batter but keeps these bars unbelievably moist — like, you-won’t-believe-there’s-zucchini-in-here moist. Nobody will guess the secret ingredient unless you tell them. The lemon flavor is bright and sunny without being too tart, and that cream … Read more
I used to think steak kebabs were a compromise — a way to stretch a small amount of expensive meat to feed a crowd. Then I started marinating the beef for 48 hours in honey and balsamic, and I realized kebabs can actually be better than a whole steak. Every single cube is seasoned through … Read more
If you want an Easter main that’s beautiful, delicious, and way less fussy than a ham, this lemon herb roasted chicken is your answer. The skin gets impossibly crispy and golden while the meat stays juicy and flavorful from the herb butter tucked under the skin. I stuff the cavity with lemon halves, garlic, and … Read more
This lemon butter garlic chicken pasta is one of those simple, elegant dinners that makes you feel like a professional chef — even though it takes 30 minutes and uses ingredients you probably already have. The sauce is impossibly silky, bright with lemon, rich with butter, and absolutely loaded with garlic. Every strand of pasta … Read more
Regular French toast is great, but croissant French toast is on a completely different level. The buttery, flaky layers of a croissant soak up the vanilla custard mixture like a sponge, and when they hit that hot buttered pan — the outside gets this incredible golden crust while the inside stays pillowy soft. This is … Read more
The first time I ate real galbi at a Korean BBQ restaurant in Los Angeles, I stared at my plate for a full minute before taking a bite. Those thin, glossy ribbons of beef with dark caramelized edges, shimmering in the light — they looked almost too beautiful to eat. Then I took one bite … Read more
My kids found out you can make Cheez-Its at home, and now there’s no going back. We tested this on a rainy Sunday when I was tired of buying overpriced snacks at the store, and within an hour we had a sheet pan of crackers that were better than the box version. Sharper cheese flavor, … Read more
Remember those frozen pizza rolls that were basically the highlight of every after-school snack session? Forget them. These homemade air fryer pepperoni pizza rolls make those look like cardboard. We’re talking real dough, real cheese, real pepperoni — and they come out of the air fryer so perfectly golden and crispy that you’ll wonder why … Read more
