Trader Joe’s Sheet Pan Hash with Chicken Sausage

Let’s hear it for the easiest sheet pan hash of all time! Equally fabulous for breakfast, #sassydesklunch, or dinner, a good hash will forever top my list of satisfying anytime meals. Plus, it’s easy to make on a sheet pan, and you know I wholeheartedly support meals with minimal cleanup. The only somewhat annoying thing…

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Trader Joe’s Stir-Fried Turkey and Rice Bowls

Bolstered by the shared enthusiasm for Trader Joe’s recipes, I’m coming in hot with another super easy and satisfying one-pan meal using TJ’s finest ingredients… Please give a warm welcome to these Trader Joe’s Stir-Fried Turkey and Rice Bowls!! If you haven’t tried the TJ’s General Tsao Stir Fry sauce, you are in for a…

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Trader Joe’s Grilled Vegetable Flatbread

I know many of you share my love of Trader Joe’s, so I thought it would be a fun adventure to share some super simple, primarily one-pan recipes featuring TJs finest offerings. My hope is that these recipes may provide some inspiration (/relief) to those suffering from cooking fatigue and/or come in handy on days…

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10 Summer Cocktail Recipes

Summer is just around the corner, friends, and I have a feeling it’s going to be a particularly good one. My goal for the season is to spend as much time with friends and family as humanly possible. Preferably outdoors in some form of Nancy Meyers-inspired linen ensemble with a festive, perfectly chilled cocktail in…

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Lemon-Herb Couscous

GOT COOKING FATIGUE?!! NEED A NEW SIDE DISH OR #SASSYDESKLUNCH? LOVE COUSCOUS? The underrated joy of writing blog posts is that I can imagine the reader doing whatever I want, so I’m picturing you jumping up and down while enthusiastically screaming, “YES! I DO!!!” to the above queries. And it’s making me feel even more…

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Frozen Strawberry Margaritas

I love a frozen margarita. Probably because I associate frozen margaritas with Las Vegas, and I also love Las Vegas. But that’s a topic for another time (/several chapters of my memoir.) With that said, the one downside of most frozen margaritas is the amount of sugar involved, which is unfortunate for yours truly on…

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8 Chia Seed Smoothie Recipes

Glass of berry chia seed smoothie with a metal straw surrounded by a dish of seeds, a dish of frozen berries, a couple slices of lemon, and spinach leaves.

Let’s talk Chia Seed Smoothies!!! But first—in case you’re not familiar with the super seeds—let’s quickly cover a few fun chia seed facts. These tiny seeds are packed with vitamins, minerals, and fabulous antioxidants, as well as a significant amount of protein and fiber. Just two tablespoons of chia seeds contain 11 grams of fiber…

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Italian Sausage and Herb Stuffed Mushrooms

You know tiny food makes me giddy, and I’m borderline ecstatic about these supremely savory Italian Sausage and Herb Stuffed Mushrooms, which I’m hoping you’ll take for a spin as soon as humanly possible. Fact: Stuffed mushrooms are a wildly underrated finger food. Many people I’ve spoken to—because I am indeed the type to work…

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Home and Style Mavens

Collage of holiday gift ideas for home decor lovers and fashionistas.

THE GIFT GUIDES ARE HERE!!!! We’ve got ideas for a variety of fabulous humans: Home and Style Mavens (below), Home Cooks and Food Lovers, Beauty and Wellness Enthusiasts, and Dudes.  We all know that holidays aren’t about the presents (particularly in the dumpster fire of a year that is 2020), BUT you may also know…

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Dudes

Collage of gift ideas for men.

THE GIFT GUIDES ARE HERE!!!! We’ve got ideas for a variety of fabulous humans: Home Cooks and Food Lovers, Beauty and Wellness Enthusiasts, Home and Style Mavens, and the most challenging of giftees…DUDES.  We all know that holidays aren’t about the presents (particularly in the dumpster fire of a year that is 2020), BUT you…

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Beauty and Wellness Enthusiasts

Collage of holiday gift ideas for beauty and wellness lovers.

THE GIFT GUIDES ARE HERE!!!! We’ve got ideas for a variety of fabulous folks: Beauty and Wellness Enthusiasts (below), Home Cooks and Food Lovers, Home and Style Mavens, and, of course, Dudes.  We all know that holidays aren’t about the presents (particularly in the dumpster fire of a year that is 2020), BUT you may…

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2020 Holiday Gift Guide for Home Cooks and Food Lovers

Collage of holiday gift ideas for home cooks and food lovers.

.Take a deep breath. Prepare yourself… THE GIFT GUIDES ARE HERE!!!! We’ve got ideas for a variety of fabulous humans: Home Cooks and Food Lovers (below), Beauty and Wellness Enthusiasts, Home and Style Mavens, and, of course, the Dudes.  We all know that holidays aren’t about the presents (particularly in the dumpster fire of a…

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15 Non-Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner Recipes

Overhead view of two portions of Thanksgiving Quinoa Bake topped with cranberry sauce with the casserole dish peeking in from the left side.

Hello, friends! I was about to say that Thanksgiving looms large on the horizon—but I think a more apt statement is…Thanksgiving looms small on the horizon? Holiday celebrations are going to look different for many of us this year, but I think one silver lining is that smaller feasts may create an opportunity to experiment…

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Grilled Vegetables with Tomato Basil Sauce, Feta and Herbs

Overhead view of a platter of grilled zucchini, yellow squash, bell pepper, asparagus, and red onion topped with crumbled feta cheese and chopped herbs.

Another week, another grilling recipe! Thank you for supporting my summer mission. Not gonna lie, there was some initial tension surrounding my love affair with the grill. Logan has long prided himself on his grilling skills (they are indeed quite excellent), and sharing grilling duties took a teensy bit of getting used to. Luckily, we…

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Orzo with Tomato Basil Sauce, Zucchini, and Grilled Shrimp

IT’S GRILLING SEASON, FRIENDS!!!!! Sorry for yelling, but the aggressive use of caps and exclamation points feels necessary given that this is the very first grilling season that I have access to a real, live grill. After so many years wed to my trusty grill pan in NYC—aka The Land of Very Few Grills—using an…

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Weeknight Spaghetti and Meatballs

Fun fact: When Logan and I first became roommates many, many moons ago, there was only a single cookbook on his shelf, Rao’s Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking. (If I hadn’t already known he was my future husband, this probably would have sealed the deal.) The first few months of cohabitating with…

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Idiotproof Chicken Breasts

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts are often dismissed as dry and tasteless, but this easy stovetop technique gives boneless, skinless chicken breasts an image overhaul, eliminates poultry cooking anxiety and produces tender, juicy chicken breasts every single time.  OG blog friends and Dude Dieters, I hope you’re extremely familiar with this recipe, but I’m finally posting…

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2020 Mother’s Day Gift Guide

Mother’s Day is almost upon us, friends! As with all holidays, it goes without saying that Mother’s Day isn’t about presents. It also goes without saying that presents are AWESOME. Hugs, breakfast in bed, and coupons for a 5 minute back rub (I stand by the latter being a very thoughtful, definitely not lazy gift)…

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The Domesticate Me Community Small Business Guide

Greetings, friends!!! You know I hate to get overly touchy-feely, but if you’re reading this, I consider you a member of my community. I may not have met most of you in real life, but I correspond with many of you on the daily via blog comments, email, and Instagram DM. Hundreds of you tested…

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20 Easy Recipes To Make With Canned Beans

Let’s hear it for canned beans!!! So easy. So versatile. So full of nutrients and fiber. SO HOT RIGHT NOW. I never thought I’d find myself writing a love letter to canned beans, but here we are. (And if we’re being honest, fangirling over canned beans is probably the least odd thing that I’ve done…

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Easy Healthy Recipes Using Mostly Pantry Staples

Hello, friends!! I’ve been thinking about you a lot. I hope you and yours are safe, healthy, and hanging in there. I’m sending you as much love and calm through this screen as I possibly can. The world is a devastatingly scary and chaotic place right now, but I’m leaning into every little bit of…

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Skillet Cauliflower Gnocchi with Sausage and Spinach

I’m not sure how this happened, but…this is my very first blog post of 2020?! Between the #DudeDietDinnertime tour and some other professional/life happenings, we’re somehow a month and a half into the New Year, and I’ve yet to empty mah 2019 nets! Given the psychotic delay, I considered skipping my annual overshare (which usually…

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Dudes

We’re closing out Gift Guide Week with a bang, friends!!! We’ve already covered presents for the domestic gods and goddesses in your life. The beauty and wellness junkies are squared away. Home décor and style enthusiasts? Done. So, what’s left? Arguably the trickiest category of giftees… DUDES. For whatever reason, dads, brothers, husbands, and boyfriends…

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2019 Holiday Gift Guide for Home Décor and Style Enthusiasts

Holiday Gift Guide week continues!!! Are you having as much fun as I am?!!! Don’t answer that. We’ve got the Domestic Gods and Goddesses and the Beauty and Wellness Junkies covered, and today we’re tackling present picks for the home décor and style enthusiasts in your life. From the coziest blanket scarf to a chic…

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