Tag: Dinner
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Sticky Brown Sugar & Rosemary Chicken
Helllooo QCK, We’re in that time of year when everything feels holiday-centered, and real life sometimes seems to vanish — including normal routines and nutrition… lol. This sticky brown sugar chicken is my go-to for this season because it’s cozy, flavorful, and surprisingly nourishing. It’s the kind of meal that feels indulgent without being heavy,…
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Tahini-Honey Sweet Potato Mash
Hello hello QCK, How’s it going? Here’s a little life update: I think I want to change the name of this website/platform. I have no idea what I’d change it to, but Quarter Cup Kitchen just doesn’t resonate the way it used to. So… that’s where I’m at. If you have thoughts, I’m open — if not,…
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Hangover Kale
Hi hi QCK, Look, I’ve been tiredddd the last few days. No amount of sleep seems to catch me up, which feels like a big signal that I need to audit some of my other habits. Winter is such a low-energy time, and honestly, that slow-down can be beautiful. It gives you space to breathe, to slow…
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How to Make a Juicy, Flavorful Thanksgiving Turkey (and Save Your Family’s Reputation)
It’s herby, savory, juicy, and you won’t have to suffer through it. Hellloooo QCK! Growing up, every year my family hosted Thanksgiving dinner, and my dad, a six-foot-something Sudanese man who has never once successfully cooked a turkey, would insist that the bird was his thing. Because I’m a kind, generous, dare I say patient daughter, I always let him…
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Classic Collard Greens
Hiii QCK, Okay! We’re talking Holiday meals, all the classic recipes and how to do them RIGHT. Collard greens, I feel like there’s so much to say. Everyone just has really specific opinions on them. Mainly, you either love or hate them. Me personally, I don’t tolerate greens slander and I think if you don’t…
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Velvety, Gooey Mac & Cheese
This is the recipe that got me put on mac & cheese duty forever… so proceed with caution. Hi hi hi hello QCK, how are you? Welcome back to the nameless Thanksgiving dinner series, I still have no idea what to call it but today, we’re making mac & cheese1. This recipe probably took me…
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Full Fat Garlic & Herb Mashed Potatoes – the French way (or Pommes Puree)
Can someone teach me how to take a nice picture of mashed potatoes? Hello hellooo QCK! WOW! Thanksgiving is right around the corner!! Um okay, well I guess we should get into it, yeah? I grew up cooking alongside my mom, my dad, my aunts & my grandma and holidays were always a really big…
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Creamy Miso Tomato Soup
For cozy nights in and battling seasonal sadness. Hi QCK ❤ how are ya? This week has been all kinds of icky. Rainy, gray, and just… blah. My friend called me on Monday after a terrible day. The kids she works with were acting up, she was exhausted, her plans got cancelled, and she locked her keys…
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Another Lasagna Soup Recipe (this one includes cheesy garlic bread)
I knowwww, I know… I just think mines a little better. Heyyyy QCK I get it, it’s another lasagna soup recipe, you probably already have your go to, but if you don’t I’m here to offer you mine, along with my flavor bomb garlic bread. I have nothing against anyone else’s lasagna soup, I just…
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Coconut Red Curry Chicken & Rice – for when your heart hurts
Hi QCK! So hey, I think today’s the day I’m gonna get a little personal on this blog. We’ll see how it goes. A year ago, I went through this excruciating, gut wrenching, can’t eat, can’t sleep, chest pains breakup with the only person I had ever imagined doing life with. The kind that completely…
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