IT’S JUST ALWAYS been a thing for me: Tell me how to do something, and I’ll always try to find a better, faster, easier way to get it done. Oftentimes, I can’t—instructions are usually written by professionals far smarter than I am—but I do like a challenge.
Recipes are no exception. I read them wondering, Can I modify this? Shave off a few minutes? Hack it somehow? And on busy weeknights, when faced with the hurdle of sorting out dinner for my family of five, I’m almost always looking for an easier way out.
Take the Chicken Parm Burgers above. Our former food director, Lauren, came up with the idea, and I fell in love with it: a chicken meatball burgered, sauced, and cheesed (what’s not to love?). The thing…
