The most wonderful part of this recipe is that it can be as simple or complex as you want.

You’re gonna love me. My mission has been and always will be that cooking dinner can happen in 15 minutes and use one pan… especially for Lady Lair LIVE. Want to save even more time? Skip the store bought pizza dough (although, come on it’s pretty easy) and use naan or pita bread. Don’t want to make labneh, that’s cool, use a high quality ricotta cheese. Best part, dress your own to show your true sense of style. You got this girl.

This. Is. The. Easiest. Salad. EVER. When I just started freelancing I worked for an Israeli chef who taught me the easiest and most surefire way to make cous cous. There are a lot of theories out there on how to cook grains but here’s the tip on cous cous. Empty as much as you want into a bowl, boil water, season as you would pasta and pour 1” over the cous cous. I add frozen vegetables to the bowl (easy, peasy) and it’s a one bowl dish in less than 10 minutes.

Cod is the Plain Jane white fish of the sea so imagine this is its chance for a makeover. For tonight dinner, confit (which means to cook in fat) filets of cod using extra virgin olive oil, herbs, spices and aromatic lemon slices to create a pantry driven dish that feels elegant and oh-so- French.

This 5-ingredient tart is insanely easy and good. Buy store bought pie crust for an even easier weeknight 'I-just-need-dessert-after-dinner' craving.

A whole new take on nachos with these potatoes. Simple to throw together and extra delicious, spicy and (somewhat) healthy. It’s like putting a salad on cheese fries – BAM!

Why make three dishes when you can make 1? This dish is the equivalent to Linguine & Clams marrying Cacio e Pepe and having an affair with Mac & Cheese. It’s. Just. Perfection. This is what 2017 was made of.

Pork is the new white meat. I enjoy it loined, chopped or as bacon, duh! Here’s a winter warm that calls for one pan and as little as five ingredients, (hint: you can omit the butter, garlic, shallots). 

 In the past we've been gifted with Indian Summers and tomatoes and eggplants through October. 

October is one of the best months. For me, it rivals July partly because there's plethora of celebrations without standardized holidays. In particular, birthdays.