Stovetop Recipes

Gourmet Whiskey Gravy Recipe For Turkey Does your family have a gravy recipe for turkey that just makes the whole Thanksgiving? Learning how to make gravy from scratch seems like a fine art and a battle against lumps. Luckily, I’ve perfected this gluten-free gravy recipe to show how simple and rewarding it can be! Have [...]

DIY Asian Hot Sauce Hot sauce connoisseurs like my food photographer husband are always on the hunt for the perfect spicy condiment. We’ve tried all the jars and the bottles, but nothing compares to the homemade chili paste sauces we tasted during our travels in Asia. From then on, we started blending up our own [...]

Homemade Barbecue Sauce There are just 4 weeks left of summer, and I’m not ready to say hello to Fall. I know many of you might already be dreaming of cooler temperatures and pumpkin-everything, but I’m over here savoring the last few weeks of summer fun and getting my menu together for an epic Labor [...]

Family Favorite Rice Bowl These dinner-time rice bowls are a win for everyone in my house. They’re the answer that meets any need, from my ravenous and picky teens and my husband’s adventurous palate, to my love of bold flavors and focus on healthy, balanced meals. On Friday or Saturday evening, it’s easy to open [...]

Easy & Delicious Egg Toasts You know what separates a bad cook from a good cook? It’s not culinary school, or fancy gadgets. It’s the art of being able to make something really simple taste really wonderful. Sometimes editing a dish to just a few beautiful ingredients and highlighting them with basic cooking techniques is [...]

Classic Cacio e Pepe When my husband asked me what I wanted for dinner on my last birthday, which fell on a humdrum Tuesday, cacio e pepe was my answer. Besides the fact that it’s basically grown up macaroni & cheese, it’s creamy and decadent and delicious without (ironically) any cream. Paired with a massive [...]

Almond Butter Pancakes The Sunday pancake/waffle tradition in the Lanz household goes back years. With time, we’ve found our tried-and-true rotation of beloved recipes that keep us looking forward to our house smelling like maple syrup and sweet skillet heat on the weekends. From these paleo and gluten-free skillet pancakes to these lightly spiced sweet [...]

Bhutan’s National Dish Chili and cheese is a combination we’re all familiar with, whether it’s via the Americana chili beans topped with shredded cheese or meat spiced with chili powder and topped with cheese on a taco. I’d like to introduce you to Ema Datshi, which literally translates to ‘chili’ and ‘cheese’ in the Dzongkha [...]

Favorite Egg Breakfast Burritos With two teen boys in the house, a hearty breakfast is more important than ever. We all need a meal packed with protein, carbohydrates and even a bit of fat to fuel our minds and bodies for whatever the day may bring. And trust me, no one wants to be hangry [...]