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Reverse-Seared Pork Chops

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We haven’t made pork chops in a long time. A really long time. When I think of pork chops, I think of dry, chewy white meat smothered in apple sauce or gravy. That’s how they were served (at least to me) when I was a kid. But it doesn’t have to be that way!

Our new favorite method of cooking steaks is reserve searing, and it worked beautifully for these pork chops. It does take a while, but most of that time is the baking process. I like that because it means I can spend time reading to or playing with Otto while dinner cooks—parenting win!

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Chicken and Vegetables in a Coconut Cream Sauce

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This is one of those recipes we threw together using what we had in the fridge and freezer, unsure if it would work. I told Brent, “I want to use those chicken breasts and vegetables in the freezer. Can you help me figure out what else we can cook them with to make it more than just a basic chicken and veggies sauté?” He said, “Sure. I can try,” and got to work.

When he first pulled out the rosé and coconut cream, I was skeptical. But it worked rather well. In fact, this dish reminds me slightly of chicken marsala. I think that’s because of the combination of truffle (a very umami flavor, like mushrooms), wine, and cream.

It’s kind of magical how sometimes he has a rough idea and I can execute it perfectly, but other times I’m the one with the vague idea and he execute a delicious dish. Still other times we bounce ideas off each other, split the prep and cooking work, and even make edits to our original plan as we’re cooking. Ultimately, what matters is that the food we make is delicious—for us, for our son, and for you.

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Beef and Mushroom Ragù

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We recently bought a big container of baby Bella mushrooms to simply roast and serve as a side dish or snack on them during the week. But, when it came to it, I wasn’t excited about roasting them. I used to dislike mushrooms, and while I like them a lot now, I still prefer them mixed in with other foods.

Meanwhile, Otto loves mushrooms. I’m pretty sure they are his favorite food, and that feels like a serious parenting win. So, I came up with this recipe for him. We hope you enjoy it as much as he did!

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One-Pan Chicken, Sausage and Mushroom Roast

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This dish came about one weekday evening as we scrambled to get something put together for dinner without any planning. We had a bunch of mushrooms and a few chicken thighs that we needed to use. We also had a handful of Italian pork sausages. As it turned out, the combination of those things with a simple drizzle of olive oil and some spices was rather tasty. It was so good, in fact, we have made it a few times and decided we needed to share it with you. We hope you enjoy it!

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Spring Pea and Prosciutto Soup

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The past few weeks, the weather here in Washington, D.C., has been oscillating between wintery chills and summer-like warmth. Seriously, a 30-degree swing in temperature from one day to the next is crazy. The cold days leave me wanting stew and steamy roasts and the hot days have me wanting salads and fruit.

A couple of weekends ago, we were having a warm day but I was craving soup. After a bit of research, Brent and I came up with this recipe. Now, you could easily do it in a pot over the stove; but we actually cooked it in our Instant Pot. When finished, I was pleasantly surprised that this tasted a lot like split pea soup but was much lighter. I hope you enjoy as much as our whole family did!

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