The best zingers, rants and confessions from everyone's favorite mom / Congressional reporter / weeknight cook.

A rainy day salad with missing ingredients reminds Jenny that spring is actually here.

Jenny soldiers on in the crusade for any self-respecting meat-eater's fallback: the chicken breast.

Braised butternut squash puts Jenny in her place.

Jenny stirs things up for a coworker with this ruby red cocktail.

Jenny recovers the sleeper hit of the Japanese restaurant menus of her youth -- a comforting bowl of chicken, egg and rice. 

Jenny discovers: if what's for dinner gets a laugh, you may just have an unexpected crowd-pleaser on your hands.

That's it! Jenny's making pizza at home, if her life (or job) depends on it.

Jenny fuels an impromptu slumber party with fudgy little one pot wonders.

Jenny discovers that, no matter when or where she is in life, there's a roast chicken waiting to happen.