Tried and True
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The Only Snacks Worth Staying Up Until Midnight For
Cozy Winter Recipes Everyone Loves
Alyssa’s Tip for the New Year
Make the Year Simple with Meal Planning!
The new year always makes me want a fresh start, especially in the kitchen. I get so tired of the nightly “what are we eating” question from everyone in my family, and meal planning is what saves me and it can save you too! I plan the meals and even create the shopping list for you! Less stress, fewer store runs, and more time for the fun stuff.
What’s for Dinner? I’ve Got a Plan!
Weekly Meal Plans
Weekly Meal Plan #71
Weekly Meal Plans
Weekly Meal Plan 70
Weekly Meal Plans
Weekly Meal Plan #69
Recipe Skill Levels
Every recipe is tagged with a skill level. It’s a quick way to know what you’re getting into before you even read the ingredients list.
What it means: Simple, stress-free, and reliable.
- Ingredients: 8–10 or fewer, mostly pantry staples.
- Techniques: Basic skills (sauté, boil, bake, stir). No special equipment beyond a skillet, sheet pan, or slow cooker.
- Time: 30 minutes or less active cooking, or “dump and go” like a crockpot or air fryer.
What it means: Something you can tackle when you have a little extra time.
- Ingredients: 10–15, may include a special seasoning or sauce (like hoisin or fish sauce).
- Techniques: Multi-step cooking (like searing then baking, thickening sauces, kneading dough). Might require a food processor, stand mixer, or thermometer.
- Time: 45–90 minutes.
What it means: A more time consuming recipe for people who love the process as much as the result.
- Ingredients: 15+, often specialty items or fresh herbs.
- Techniques: advanced methods like roux, laminated dough, tempering eggs. Often requires timing awareness and multiple pots/pans going at once.
- Time: 2+ hours, sometimes overnight.
YOUR Favorite Recipes on the Site!
It’s here!! My first cookbook The Tried and True Cookbook is now available to order! It’s packed with family recipes, favorites from readers, and some brand-new exclusive content.
Easy
Marry Me Chicken Pasta
Reader-favorite ‘Marry Me Chicken’ made even better with tender penne pasta! The noodles hold the cheesy, sun-dried tomato sauce inside…
30 minutes
Meals Better Than Takeout
Meet Alyssa The Recipe Critic
Alyssa Rivers is the author of ‘The Tried and True Cookbook’, a professional food photographer and experienced recipe-developer. Having a passion for cooking, her tried and true recipes have been featured on Good Morning America, Today Food, Buzzfeed and more.
