Recipes for the week
Reader faves :)
Happy Sunday and Happy Mother’s Day!
Weekend Update
WHEW. Last week was a whirlwind. For those who don’t know, Tried & True isn’t my full-time job (though sometimes, I wish it could be!). I just moonlight as a food blogger, but I’m a design director for an ed tech company during the day. This can be challenging when work picks up because it makes it harder to balance two food blogs and a demanding day job.
Last week was one of those weeks. To finish a very big project, I was working until midnight or 2 AM every single day, and I met my deadline with just 10 minutes to spare. While I’m on the off-ramp of the project, this first half of this week will be a bit busier as we tie up loose ends. Then, it’ll be back to cooking regularly for me!
The past week was just so much pizza and shoveling whatever fast and easy food I could into my mouth. The pic above is from yesterday’s dinner at our favorite Thai restaurant in Baltimore, The Dara! I had a veggie pad Thai and it was exactly what I needed!
Last Sunday, though, I made a big batch of my Mom’s chicken corn soup, and I ended up eating that for leftovers for the first half of the week.
It was fortuitous with the timing of Mother’s Day because I shared the recipe again on Reddit and Imgur, and everyone was so excited for it! Multiple people made it and said it was exactly the kind of comfort they needed. Given that I was also in need of Mama’s comfort food last week, and the timing of Mother’s Day today, I thought I’d share this recipe with you all.
The picture above cracked me up. The pot was SO hot and so HEAVY, and Jason captured me right when I was about to lose it, haha.
Anyway, I have that recipe plus a couple more to share with you all to keep you cooking this week. I’m desperately looking forward to getting back into my kitchen, so I can finally take the pizza shop off speed dial. 😜
READER FAVES
My Mom’s Chicken Corn Soup
It may be warming up, but it’s never too hot for a comforting bowl of chicken corn soup. This will soothe your soul, I promise!
Shrimp and Pearl Couscous
Thank you for the comment, Christine! I’m so happy you enjoyed it. Red peppers are a GREAT addition to this. YUM!
A FEW MORE IDEAS
Cheesy Chicken Pasta
This cheesy chicken pasta recipe is my favorite for a reason: I just can’t stop making it! It’s loaded with aromatics, spices, chicken, and lots of mozzarella cheese for a comforting weeknight meal.
Shrimp & Rice Noodles with Shichimi Togarashi
This shrimp and rice noodles with shichimi togarashi is loaded with spice and so easy to prepare for a simple weeknight dinner.
Easy Pork Chop Dinner
Some nights call for a dinner that involves chucking everything into a skillet, hurling it into the oven, and calling it a day. This easy pork chop dinner is the kind of no-fuss recipe we all need in our lives. Low effort, big flavor, what’s not to love?
Shawarma-Spiced Meatball Salad Bowl
This shawarma-spiced meatball salad bowl is bursting with the flavor of New York Shuk's shawarma spice blend for an easy, healthy dinner everyone will love.
That’s it for this week’s newsletter. I hope everyone has a great week ahead filled with lots of tasty food. If you make one of my recipes, please drop a comment on the post to let me know how it turns out; I’d love to hear from you. That’s all now….byeeeeeeee! 💖
-kylie
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