🛑 Can we stop doing this at dinner?

My pet peeve? Overcomplicating dinner.

Somewhere along the way, we started believing that a good meal has to be a whole production — multiple pans, endless steps, and a sink full of dishes waiting at the end.

I felt it creeping in this week while I was testing recipes. It’s so easy to add “just one more...” causing dinner to be project instead of something you actually want to make on a Tuesday.

Here’s what I come back to every time:
Simple food, cooked well, wins. Always.

Such as:

• A quick butter and cream sauce tossed with pasta that somehow feels a little special without doing much at all.
• Or a baked chicken and sun dried tomato pasta that’s creamy, cozy, and goes straight from oven to table without overthinking it.
• A simple as a stovetop veggie sandwich ⬇️— so satisfying and fast!

Weeknight win easy sandwich

I tested a few new recipes this week that reminded me of this all over again (coming soon) but for now, consider this your permission slip to keep dinner simple.

Happy first week of Spring! 🪻