Today was one of those days where I was determined to get the house back under control before the weekend.

I packed cheese, turkey, artichoke hearts, tomatoes, cucumber, olives and a bag of crackers and ate it on the way to a filming of the Russell Brand podcast.

There are salads you make because you feel like you should eat a salad, and then there are salads that somehow become dinner. This is the second kind.

There are very few things that make a house feel instantly cozier than something simmering on the stove. Not necessarily dinner. Not necessarily anything you’re even going to eat. Sometimes I just want the house to smell good. That’s where the simmer pot comes in. I’ve made these forever, especially once the weather starts to shift and I’m craving that very specific feeling of fall, even if Florida has absolutely no intention of cooperating. A simmer pot is basically the home

Mexican layer dip is one of those things I have been making forever. It works for football, parties, a random Saturday afternoon, or honestly dinner if you put enough stuff on top of it.