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Paige

Italian this week — a pot of July tomato sauce you can only make right now
LockSimple

Jul 17, 2026

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Italian this week — a pot of July tomato sauce you can only make right now

Make extra and freeze a container. In February you'll be glad.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Ashley

The tomatoes are at the point when the best thing you can do is slice one
LockSimple

Jul 17, 2026

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1 min read

The tomatoes are at the point when the best thing you can do is slice one

Flank steak, a charred tomatillo salsa, and four directions in four nights. No repeats from the last two weeks.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Paige

This week goes east — and a little jar of nuoc cham comes with it
LockSimple

Jul 10, 2026

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1 min read

This week goes east — and a little jar of nuoc cham comes with it

Once you've made it once you'll keep it in the door of the fridge all summer.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Ashley

Field peas showed up at the market
LockSimple

Jul 10, 2026

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1 min read

Field peas showed up at the market

The sauce this week is a green chimichurri you'll want to put on everything for the rest of the summer. Make the whole jar.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Paige

Anaheim in July means the tomatillos are stacked high and cost almost nothing.
LockSimple

Jul 3, 2026

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1 min read

Anaheim in July means the tomatillos are stacked high and cost almost nothing.

One pot of tinga on Monday turns into tacos, a bowl, and fried rice. Four dinners from one Sunday.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Ashley

The peaches came in heavy this week
LockSimple

Jul 3, 2026

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1 min read

The peaches came in heavy this week

One real hour on Monday, and the rest of the week you're just putting dinner on the table instead of deciding what it is.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Week 7, June 28

Sunday afternoon, Dutch oven on. The rest of the week takes care of itself.
LockSimple

Jun 26, 2026

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2 min read

Sunday afternoon, Dutch oven on. The rest of the week takes care of itself.

Chile verde pork Sunday, pasta alla Norma Monday, big-batch chili Wednesday, Thai red curry Thursday — and curry fried rice Friday with whatever's left.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Week 7, June 28

The Fourth lands on Saturday. The week does the cooking.
LockSimple

Jun 26, 2026

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2 min read

The Fourth lands on Saturday. The week does the cooking.

Chimichurri — Argentina's herb sauce — anchors chicken Tuesday and salmon Thursday, then carries straight into a ten-minute holiday rice bowl.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Week 6, June 21

This week, acid does the work.
LockSimple

Jun 21, 2026

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2 min read

This week, acid does the work.

Puttanesca, Thai basil beef, a paillard over stone fruit and burrata — and the quick pickle that carries you through September.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

Week 6, June 21

The corn came in.
LockSimple

Jun 21, 2026

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2 min read

The corn came in.

A charred corn relish does double duty across the week — chicken tacos Tuesday, salmon Thursday — plus a Friday gemista that's mostly oven time.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
Cast iron, cold noodles, and a dish that'll change how you think about dinner
LockSimple

Jun 14, 2026

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2 min read

Cast iron, cold noodles, and a dish that'll change how you think about dinner

The oven stays mostly off. Everything this week is hot pan, short burst, big herb-and-citrus finish.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
Pesto, the air fryer, and a peach salad worth the trip
LockSimple

Jun 14, 2026

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2 min read

Pesto, the air fryer, and a peach salad worth the trip

The basil at Whole Foods has gotten enormous. We're going to use it.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
A jar that lasts a month, a tenderloin you won't overcook, and a soup that runs forever
LockSimple

Jun 7, 2026

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2 min read

A jar that lasts a month, a tenderloin you won't overcook, and a soup that runs forever

One new thing this week. Make it Sunday. You'll spoon it on everything for the next month.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
Chermoula, leftover steak on Friday, and the simplest pasta you'll ever make.
LockSimple

Jun 7, 2026

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2 min read

Chermoula, leftover steak on Friday, and the simplest pasta you'll ever make.

Georgia peaches showed up. The corn is rolling. The basil is enormous. One more sauce and then Friday is yours.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
June. A different table.
LockSimple

May 31, 2026

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2 min read

June. A different table.

Bolognese, pibil, lemongrass meatballs, and a chicken under a brick. Your best week yet.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
The move that changes everything.
LockSimple

May 31, 2026

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3 min read

The move that changes everything.

The pan sauce. Two versions, two nights. After Thursday you'll never look at an empty pan the same way.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
The pan is the point.
LockSimple

May 24, 2026

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2 min read

The pan is the point.

This week three dinners build off the same move. You'll see it once and use it forever.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
Two sauces. One Monday.
LockSimple

May 24, 2026

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2 min read

Two sauces. One Monday.

Tzatziki and romesco, both under 10 minutes. They carry every dinner this week.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
Let's get cooking!
LockSimple

May 17, 2026

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2 min read

Let's get cooking!

Paige, dinner's figured out this week.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane
Let's get cooking!
LockSimple

May 17, 2026

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2 min read

Let's get cooking!

Ashley, dinner's figured out this week.

Michael Dane
Michael Dane

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