100 recipes!!! I have actually made 100 recipes out of Sara’s book. I’ve learned so much along the way. 78 more recipes to go! Who doesn’t love a one sheet pan dinner? The challenge on this one was forcing myself to purchase a whole chicken and practice cutting it up like Sara showed on the…

I am a regular drinker of chai tea, preferably in a hot latte format. I was intrigued by this recipe, and had to purchase some of the spices because I didn’t already have them in the pantry. The process was a bit mesmerizing. Look at those beautiful spices in the pan before I gave it…

I made this easy to do side dish back in the summer. It was bright, refreshing, and a great way to use summer’s veggie crop! page 301

No matter how hard I try, I just don’t like mushrooms. I really wish I did, but it’s not happening. However, my mostly vegetarian husband raved over this recipe. I will admit that the olive and pepper mix that went on top of the sandwich was just beautiful! I wish I had snagged a picture…

This was the second dish we had for Christmas Eve dinner. My oldest son said I was setting a high precedent for future years by fixing both steak and chicken. This chicken was packed with lemon flavor. My sauce ended up richer and darker because I left it covered and simmering while I focused my…

We decided to try two recipes out of the book for our Christmas Eve dinner. Normally we are with extended family, but for 2020 COVID-style we were at home with my mom as our only guest. This dish was easy to pull together and cooked quickly. It was a hit around our dinner table. Wow…

I realized that I’ve been cooking, but not posting! I need to do some catching up here. This may be the simplest recipe in the entire book. But I needed these lemons for Christmas Eve dinner (more to come about that in the following post). They did the job and froze beautifully. I’ll be using…

Per Sara’s easy directions and visuals, this side dish meant cleaning and cutting artichokes for the first time. I use jarred artichokes for dips and other dishes, but have never attempted cutting my own. I’ve seen on cooking shows how challenging the process can be. First, take the whole artichoke down to just the stem…

Chicken wings are something I have never cooked. I am not a fan of them myself and when I watch my boys eat them, it’s always such a mess. I also do not deep fry. I always find the bake option and never fry. Again, mostly because of the mess. But, it is in the…

I made a different polenta recipe one other time and really did not care for it. It was bland and tasteless and took a long time to cook. This version came together much quicker and most of the time was spent in the oven. I did read Sara’s notes on the side and stirred in…