• beef,  main course,  sauce

    Chipotle + Lime Flank Steak Sheet Pan Dinner

    Lately we have been on the Sheet Pan Dinner Recipes Diet because, well, sheet pan dinners tick all the boxes. They are delicious + easy + quick + tidy (there is barely any cleanup). I made this Chipotle + Lime Flank Steak with The Man in mind ‘cause he loves him some spice. I watched as his eyes fixed on the sizzling, colorful sheet pan. Then for a full 10 seconds he savored it–nose and mouth–wafting the steaming plate under his nose and sweeping the food across his tongue…and then it was gone. Just like that. He made it quite obvious that savoring is a time suck when a dish…

  • Greek + Mediterranean,  poultry

    D@mn Delicious Chicken Souvlaki

    Do you remember the first time you ate souvlaki? I mean authentic souvlaki? You strolled down the narrow cobbled street under a canopy of bougainvillea, winding your way between colorful buildings. Architectural footprints left by previous civilizations cast shadows all around. The scent of gardenias wafted through the air as you took a seat at an outdoor taverna, the background buzzing with a quiet hum of chatting diners. You were at the Plaka, nestled at the foot of the slope upon which the proud and glorious Acropolis stood. You thought you were in heaven. So many years ago, yet you remember it as if it were yesterday. As luck would…