It's basically tzatziki on bread, and it's the kind of thing you forget you made yourself. My father-in-law makes them every summer, but mine now happen in the same kitchen — no special prep, no fuss, just toast and something green.
One spot of soil in a bag of shop spinach made me stop skimming my old drying-routine. The setup I actually use at home for a family is simple: a deep stainless bowl, a colander, and the lift-not-pour move that keeps the grit on the bottom of the bowl instead of back on the leaf.
Ten minutes, zero stove time: avocado, cucumber, peas and basil straight into a blender. This creamy green gazpacho is the good kind of simple.
Caramelized zucchini, red onion and toasted almonds in one hot pan. Tender, not mushy, heavy, and ready in 15 minutes start to finish — the side dish I'm making all summer long.
Twenty-two crockpot recipes my family actually asks for — slow beef and noodles, pulled pork, a copycat Panera-style soup, and more. Ten minutes of prep, one pot, dinner sorted before you walk through the door.
This chickpea salad took me 15 minutes on a Sunday and fed the whole family all week — vegan, gluten-free, and still crisp on day four. Here are the 8 ways we kept eating it.
When I'm planning a steak dinner, the sides are the first thing I think about. These are the sides I actually reach for — no one of them is hard to make, and the whole plate works together.