Good Food for Real Life

Good Food for Real Life

Big flavor, doable dinners, and really good cookies. Because figuring out what to make is hard enough.

freshly baked golden brown cottage cheese bagels on parchment paperHigh-Protein Breakfasta big bowl of mandarin orange chicken salad topped with fresh cilantro and green onions.DinnerBaked snickerdoodle cobbler with a golden cinnamon sugar crust in a white round dish, with a serving spoon taking out a portion. A checkered napkin and plates are nearby on a beige surface.It's Pumpkin Szn!a tray of bang bang chicken skewers with lime and green onions to garnish.Grilled Recipes

What Should I Make for Dinner?

Tell me what kind of night you’re having. I’ll help with dinner!

Five chipotle shrimp tacos topped with peach salsa, creamy sauce, and cilantro are arranged on a white platter with lime wedges. A side bowl of salsa and a peach slice are visible next to the tacos.

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Quick Dinners
Parmesan crusted chicken sheet pan dinner with crispy golden potatoes, broccoli, and breaded chicken cutlets, all baked and seasoned, on a beige countertop.

No Dishes, Please

One Pan Recipes
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Something Cozy

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Molly’s Picks This Week

Baked snickerdoodle cobbler with a golden cinnamon sugar crust in a white round dish, with a serving spoon taking out a portion. A checkered napkin and plates are nearby on a beige surface.Pumpkin Cobbler with Snickerdoodle ToppingA platter of blue cheese and steak salad with chopped lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onions, blue cheese crumbles, chives, and creamy dressing. Blue cheese, chives, and tomatoes are served on the side.Blue Cheese and Steak Saladlazy kebab rolls on a platter with tzatziki sauce.Viral Lazy Kebab Rollsa bowl of marry me chicken soup with a side of crusty bread.Marry Me Chicken Soup (Creamy 30-Minute Dinner)a plate of asian chicken wings topped with green onions.Sticky Asian Chicken Wingstwo spahgetti squash chicken alfredo boats on a plate with a fork.Spaghetti Squash Chicken Alfredo

School Night Heroes

Easy dinners for packed calendars.

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DINNER SOS

It’s 5:17, and everyone’s hungry. Start here!

A plate of penne pasta with seared salmon, asparagus, pesto sauce, grated parmesan cheese, and fresh basil leaves—reminiscent of a classic salmon pesto pasta—served with a gold fork.

I have 30 minutes.

A colorful balsamic chicken salad with grilled chicken slices, cherry tomatoes, avocado, corn, red onion, feta cheese, and lettuce, arranged on a large round plate. Small bowls of cherry tomatoes and red onion are beside the plate.

I have a pack of chicken

sheet pan full of maple dijon sausage and veggies with a spoon scooping.

The less dishes, the better.

molly thompson in the what molly made kitchen

Hi, I’m Molly.

I’m a cookbook author, recipe developer, mom of 3, and the person who will alway add more garlic than the recipe calls for.

I create easy, flavor-packed recipes that make feeding yourself and your family feel a whole lot easier. Think high-protein weeknight dinners, colorful bowls, cozy comfort food, and really good cookies.

Because food can make you feel good and still be the best thing you ate all day.

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These 50 PCOS recipes are gluten free, dairy free and refined sugar free. They’re meals you’ll look forward to making while trying to naturally reverse PCOS symptoms. 

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