10 Spicy Recipes for Heat Seekers
If you think salt and pepper are “seasoning enough,” this page isn’t for you. These 10 recipes are for people who keep hot sauce in their bag, who order “Thai hot” and mean it, and who believe food should make you feel something. I grew...
Carne Asada — Easy Citrus-Garlic Marinade
This marinade makes cheap flank steak taste like a $50 restaurant plate. I’m serious. Flank steak is one of the most affordable cuts at the grocery store — tough, lean, and overlooked by everyone reaching for ribeyes and filets. But give it a proper marinade,...
Shortcut Spicy Miso Ramen — 20 Minutes
I used to think real ramen required a 12-hour broth. Then I learned the miso shortcut and my weeknight dinner options expanded dramatically. Traditional ramen broth — the real deal, tonkotsu style — involves simmering pork bones for 8-12 hours until the collagen...
Creamy Tuscan Chicken — Italian Restaurant Flavours in 25 Minutes
This looks like I spent hours on it. I spent 25 minutes. I accept compliments anyway. Creamy Tuscan chicken is one of those recipes that has “restaurant” written all over it — golden seared chicken breast in a creamy garlic sauce with sun-dried tomatoes,...
Classic Meatloaf With Sweet-Tangy Glaze — Juicy, Never Dry
In Poland we don’t really do meatloaf. America taught me well. This one converts sceptics. I’ll admit it — when I first saw meatloaf as a kid in America, I thought it looked suspicious. A loaf? Of meat? With ketchup on top? My babcia (grandma in Polish)...
Chipotle Chicken Bowl (Copycat) — Better at Home
I love Chipotle. But I love saving $7 per bowl even more. A Chipotle bowl for our family of six costs about $70 after tax. My homemade version costs about $20 for the same six bowls, tastes better because I control the seasoning, and doesn’t require standing in...
Easy Chicken Pad Thai — Better Than Takeout, 25 Minutes
I ordered pad thai every Friday for a year before I decided to crack the code at home. Twelve attempts, three brands of fish sauce, and one smoke alarm incident later — I got it. Pad Thai is one of those dishes that seems simple in a restaurant but is surprisingly...
Loaded Baked Potato Soup — Every Topping, One Bowl
Polish people and potatoes — name a more iconic duo. This soup is my love letter to the humble potato, and if that sounds dramatic, you haven’t met enough Polish people. We put potatoes in dumplings, under dumplings, next to dumplings, and now in soup....