Meet Cara

Hey! I’m Cara, and if you’re here, you’re probably looking for recipes that actually work without needing a culinary degree or seventeen specialty ingredients.

Good news. That’s what I do.

I cook the way real people cook. Weeknight dinners when you’re tired. Weekend projects when you have more time. The kind of food that makes your house smell amazing and doesn’t leave you with forty dirty dishes. I test everything multiple times in my very normal kitchen (gas stove, zero fancy equipment, a fridge that’s always slightly too full).

You’ll find a lot of classics here. Roasted chicken that’s perfectly crispy. Pasta that comes together in twenty minutes. Chocolate chip cookies with slightly crispy edges because that’s the only correct way. I’m not reinventing anything, just making sure it works.

Fair warning: I’m terrible at keeping basil plants alive, and I probably use too much butter in everything. But if you want straightforward, actually delicious recipes without all the fluff? You’re in the right place. Pull up a chair.