I'm a dad. Not a chef, not a food writer — just someone who has been cooking for his family for years and wanted a place to keep the recipes that actually work, with an interface that's easy to use.
These are the dishes I've been making since my children were little. They're still on the table now that they're teenagers, which is probably the best endorsement any recipe can get. They're nutritious, high in protein, practical enough for a weeknight, and good enough to sit down for.
I built this site because every recipe I searched for was buried under annoying overlay adverts, or required scrolling through unnecessary content. When I'm cooking is not the moment to learn about how to source the best burrata in southern Italy, or the benefits of buying from a fishmonger.
Every recipe is gluten free or easily made so. The metric and imperial toggles are there so you can use the recipes wherever you are. The serving scaler is there because sometimes you're cooking for less, sometimes the whole family descends, and often you're cooking for multiple days.
More recipes coming. A meal planner and shopping list are on the way. If you cook something and it works, hit "I made this" — it's good to know.
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