Haul out your Crock Pot. Grab a can of your favorite stout. Get ready to enjoy a big bowl of Irish-inspired beef stew piled atop a mound of garlic mashed potatoes.
Leah LeMoine, Recipe Tester
A list of all the recipes Leah LeMoine has tested.
Leah LeMoine is managing editor of PHOENIX magazine, where she often gets to write about chefs and restaurants, and a recipe developer for its sister publication, Phoenix Home & Garden. At home, she loves reading cookbooks and food magazines, books, and blogs (including Leite’s Culinaria, which she adored and cooked from for years before becoming a recipe tester in 2022) and watching food TV.
Cooking is her love language and her therapy, a tactile and delicious way to decompress from the mess of life. A recovering picky eater, she’s been cooking since she was a preteen but is newer to baking – while everyone else was obsessing over sourdough during quarantine, she was working on her biscuit game. A few of her favorite therapy recipes include Spicy Hot Fudge Pudding Cake, Parmesan Potato Gratin, Chicken with Mustard, Pain de Mie, Corned Beef Hash, or Cream Scones. She lives in Phoenix with her partner, Matt, and their dogs, Nigel and Ludwig.
Jamie Oliver’s Sausage Pappardelle
This easy one-pot pasta meal from Jamie Oliver features fresh pasta and sausage smothered in a luxurious tomato sauce. Our testers are calling it a “quick, elegant, comforting meal.”
One-Pot Spaghetti and Meat Sauce
A meal that requires just one pot, pleases everyone at the table, and uses up leftovers? Yes, please!
Sticky Honey Garlic Shrimp
Skip the takeout and whip up this fast and easy honey garlic shrimp. Your tastebuds and your wallet will thank you.
Sweet Potato and Chicken Sausage Hash
This jumble of sautéed vegetables, topped with fried eggs and avocado, is nutritious and guaranteed to keep you full all morning long.
Air Fryer Pistachio-Crusted Chicken Cutlets
Tender chicken cutlets get the star treatment here with a nutty crust and a quick trip through the air fryer. A simple arugula salad completes the meal.
Chocolate Wacky Cake with Chocolate Frosting
The lack of eggs, butter, and dairy gives this wacky cake its name, but there’s nothing strange about the decadent flavor it delivers.
San Francisco-Style Vietnamese Garlic Noodles
If you’ve got 30 minutes and a handful of pantry staples, come discover the magic that happens when spaghetti, garlic, butter, and an umami-rich Asian sauce are stir-fried together.
Modern Chicken Marbella
Everyone needs a classic back-pocket chicken recipe that’s perfect for entertaining. This is it.
Spicy Hot Fudge Pudding Cake
If your family is anything like ours, then you’ll be fighting over the last spoonful of this rich, gooey chocolate pudding cake.
Stir-Fried Beef with Garlic Sauce
If you love chicken with 40 cloves of garlic, then give this beef variation a try. Gently seared top sirloin steak is tossed in a creamy garlic sauce for an easy comfort meal.
Turmeric Shrimp Linguine
This easy weeknight pasta dish of linguine, seared shrimp, arugula, and tomatoes in a creamy yogurt sauce gets an extra health boost from the addition of turmeric.
Grilled Pork Burgers
Smoky grilled pork burgers, crunchy coleslaw, and creamy yum yum sauce, all in one unbelievably good handheld package. You’re welcome.