I’m afraid you’re about to make your neighbors very jealous. They will smell this cooking as they walk up to, and then pass by, your door — forced to smell those aromas of garlic, chicken, and cumin, all without getting a single bite.

You, and only you, will get to come home from work, take a bowl from the cupboard, and proceed immediately to the table without even needing to turn on the stove. It’s white chicken chili for dinner tonight, my friends! Inviting the neighbors is up to you.

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While poached eggs make a lovely and elegant brunch addition, I find myself shying away from them when I’m cooking for more than a few people. The timing and logistics of poaching eggs for a crowd can be tricky.

There may be a solution, though — swapping out your saucepan for a muffin tin and a little bit of water. Whether you want two eggs or two dozen eggs, this method seems quick, easy, and almost too good to be true. Curious to see if this method really worked, and whether it matched up to traditional poached eggs, I put this tip to the test.

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Let’s face it: A crudité platter is really just an excuse to eat dip. As virtuous as I feel eating raw vegetables, the large amount of dip I try to get onto each bite probably negates any of the vegetables’ health benefits. Since carrots are such a staple on a vegetable platter, I’m here to tell you why you should ditch the carrot sticks forever and cut them into rounds instead!

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Eggs are my go-to breakfast, and though I often eat quickly fried eggs with just a slice of sprouted grain toast, this scramble is actually my favorite way to have them. I also eat eggs more often when I cook up a large batch of the vegetables on Sunday and then simply spoon the cooked veg into my eggs and scramble away.

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Kitchen Tour: Joan & Jim’s Jolly Kitchen

Some nights cooking dinner is a hands-on task. But on other nights, after the prep work is done, dinner is left to bake in the oven or simmer on the stove, and you’re left with a little down time.

So, what do you do with those precious minutes while dinner is cooking? Since I’m already there, I like to reserve this time for things that need to get done in the kitchen. These tasks are all quick and simple, yet they make life in the kitchen a little better.

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