Comforting recipes that take less than 30 minutes to make.

I traveled to New York City this past week to celebrate a dear friend’s birthday.

We lunched atVia Carotaand inhaled the most precious-looking desserts atLysee.

hamburger helper

Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower

While the cat is away, the mice will play.

My husband texted me that the kids ate dinner like they’d been starving all day.

Don’t have sharp white cheddar?

Skillet chicken divan in a cast iron skillet (with some already served) at a table setting with a bowl of salad, a bowl of parmesan, a small bowl of chopped parsley, and a utensils

Simply Recipes / Ciara Kehoe

Use any kind of melty cheese like mozzarella, fontina, provolone, etc.

Theyre also affordable and easy to find at your local grocery store all year long."

The thicker fillets command a higher price and take a bit longer to cook.

a plate of Chinese tomato egg

Simply Recipes / Frank Tiu

If you buy farm-raised, they take a bit longer to cook than wild-caught, about 15 minutes."

bowl of 30-minute tortellini soup

Simply Recipes / Laurel Randolph

homemade hamburger helper in a skillet at a table setting with two glasses of soda and a side salad

Simply Recipes / Photo by Jen Causey / Food Styling by Emily Nabors Hall / Prop Styling by Lindsey Lower

Overhead view of a baking sheet of four cooked salmon filets topped with chili crisp and stems of broccolini with an orange spatula under a piece of salmon

Simply Recipes / Ali Redmond