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Katie Workman

About Me

Katie Workman is the author of two cookbooks, The Mom 100 Cookbook and Dinner Solved! She is also the founder of The Mom 100, a website devoted to simple comfort food and a whole lot of cooking tips and inspiration. Katie is the Food Columnist for the Associated Press, and contributes to various other online and print publications. She lives with her husband and pup in NYC, and her big kids should visit more often.


Latest Stories

The 16 Best Frozen Foods to Cook in Your Air Fryer
We’re doubling down on number 12.
Jul 26, 2024
The $2 Upgrade That Will Improve All of Your Holiday Cookies
Don't bake without this.
Nov 24, 2023
The Most Underrated Kirkland Signature Item to Get at Costco (Especially for the Holidays)
You don't even have to be a member to score this deal.
Nov 19, 2023
The $7 Pantry Staple That Elevates Any Soup You Make This Season
And pretty much anything else you’ve got on the stove.
Oct 19, 2023
One-Skillet Chicken Alfredo Pasta
Everything is done in the same skillet in this recipe — easy cooking and easy cleanup.
Aug 25, 2023
5 Little Luxuries — All $6 or Less! — I’m Adding to My Cart This Week
Groceries
Stock up on versatile shortcuts and punchy pantry items!
May 12, 2023
The $7 Jar That Adds Instant Flavor to Pizza, Salad, Salsa, and Even Toast
Groceries
“They are plump and meaty, and have a strikingly rich red color.”
Apr 18, 2023
I’m a Professional Recipe Developer — And This Is the Small-Batch Spice Brand I Swear By (They’re Having a Sale!)
Groceries
The spices are roasted and ground in small batches and packaged to order.
Aug 30, 2022
Air Fryer Bacon Is Fast, Crispy, and Totally Splatter-Free
This is a breakfast game-changer.
Aug 11, 2022
This Splurgy Cheese Rivals the Stuff from France — And I’ll Be Eating It All Summer Long
Groceries
It's great with bread and otherworldly when melted over a rib-eye fresh off the grill.
May 23, 2022
I’m Stocking Up on These Pre-Packed Sausages Before Summer Gets Here
Groceries
They're made of up to 35 percent fresh veggies!
Apr 20, 2022
I Load Up on the Tinned Fish from This Sustainable Brand — And You Should Too
Groceries
"The smoked salmon is from Norway and like no other smoked salmon I've tried."
Jan 19, 2022
This Sweet-and-Spicy Jam Is So Good, I Finished the Entire Jar in Just One Week
Groceries
Its versatility blew us away!
Dec 28, 2021
This Crunchy Snack Is a Cross Between a Chip and a Cracker — And I Dip It into Everything
Groceries
Plus, they're organic and gluten-free.
Dec 23, 2021
The Costco Pizza Trick That No One Seems to Know
Shopping
You think you know how to order Costco pizza... but do you really?
Sep 30, 2021
The Spicy Olive Oil I’ve Been Drizzling Over Pretty Much Everything
Groceries
Drizzle it over fresh tomatoes, add some to a bowl of pasta, brush it on ciabatta, the list goes on!
Sep 15, 2021
The Best Costco Groceries to Buy If You Have Teens in the House
Groceries
Wings! Steamed Pork Buns! Kombucha! And more.
Aug 15, 2021
These Kitchen Towels Are the Perfect Example of Form-Meets-Function
Tips from The Kitchn
C'est magnifique! (Yes, they're French!)
Jul 13, 2021
This Summer Meal Combines All My Favorite Things: Tomatoes, Pesto, and Burrata
Kitchn Love Letters
It feels so fancy — but couldn't be easier.
Jul 9, 2021
Here’s What Changes in the Kitchen When You Have Teens
One day you will look up and your little kid will have turned into a tall (sometimes grumpy, possibly a little hairy), seemingly constantly hungry person. The juice boxes and squeeze-y yogurts of yesterday will no longer be a satisfying snack, and a recipe marked “Serves 4” won’t actually be enough to serve your family of four. Here’s what changes in your kitchen — and your routine — when you have a teenager (or a few!).
Sep 30, 2020
The 18 Best Frozen Groceries for Anyone Missing Bar Snacks
Groceries
Pop these babies into the air fryer!
Sep 3, 2020
13 of the Best Groceries to Cook in Your Air Fryer
Groceries
Chicken sausage! Burritos! Tofu! And more!
Mar 30, 2020
An Honest Review of Amazon's Meal Kits
Groceries
One very nice thing for commitment-phobes: no subscription necessary.
Feb 14, 2020
The Secret Trader Joe’s Find That Improves Any Holiday Baked Good
One-Ingredient Upgrade
It pairs well with everything from chocolate, to warm spices, to pumpkin, to fruits like banana, berry, and apple.
Dec 5, 2019
Hot Honey Is the Single Best Ingredient You Can Add to Your Pantry This Time of Year
Shopping
Put it in your green bean casserole! Plus, more brilliant ways to use it.
Nov 15, 2019
The QVC Product You Don’t Think You Need (but Definitely Do)
Shopping
It’s not quite a spoon, and not quite a spatula; it’s somewhere in the middle, and the best of both worlds.
Aug 22, 2019
Why You Actually Need 15 Spatulas in Your Life
Shopping
Full disclosure before we begin: I actually have more spatulas than what’s pictured here.  A lot more. I have a spatula issue, it would seem, and it’s not always pretty (I say looking in my kitchen drawers), but I can’t stop.  I use many, many spatulas a day, and over the years have learned which one to reach for when. Because each one does a particular thing (or two) better than another.
Aug 15, 2019
Recipe: Tortilla-Crusted Tilapia with Sriracha Mayo
Never have I experienced such immediate success with a fish dish in my house than with this tortilla-crusted tilapia with Sriracha sauce. Seconds were requested. It was also requested later the same week. This is such a good example of how when you match a food that kids like (tortilla chips) with a food that needs a bit of support (fish), sometimes brilliant things happen.
May 1, 2019
Recipe: One-Skillet Cheesy Beef and Macaroni
This isn’t a very sophisticated recipe, but it’s also the recipe my husband eats as if he will be fasting for the following week. His eyes get kind of teary whenever I make this; he’ll show up for dinner early when he knows it’s on the menu. It’s nothing new under the sun, but once you try this delightful stovetop dish, you will understand the deepest meaning of the word crowd-pleaser. And it all cooks in one skillet. Even the pasta, which cooks right in the sauce!
May 1, 2019
Your Template for a Quick Pasta Dinner, 7 Delicious Ways
You know what gives me enormous pleasure? Finding quick and easy recipes that serve me well time after time, and allow me to get dinner on the table for my family with a minimum of stress and effort. Then there is another level of joy in a recipe that serves as a template for an infinite number of meals that follow the same basic plan, but can result in dozens of versions of this delicious dinner.
May 1, 2019
7 Things to Ask Your Kids at Dinner Beyond “How Was Your Day?”
You’ve taken to heart the importance of the family dinner. You meal planned, you carved out the time to cook, you got everyone to the table at the same time. You are feeling pretty good — and you should. The Family Dinner: You did it! But why is getting information out of your kids so hard? You’re interested, you’re available, but there’s not a whole lot of repartee going on.
May 1, 2019
The $14 Unitasker I Really Wanted to Hate (but Totally Love)
As a food writer, I see tons of new products, ingredients, trends, and so on. I usually don’t pay too much attention to them. (There are so many gimmicks out there!) But sometimes, they resurface so many times, you kind of have to take notice. And sometimes, I’m glad that’s the case! I am in general not a fan of tools designed for one task.
May 1, 2019
6 Things That Japan Taught Me I Really Need in My Kitchen
When people find out I just got home from a two-week trip to Japan with my mom, they invariably say, “I’m so jealous! It’s totally on my bucket list.” And I say, “Yes, up until a few weeks ago I was on your side of this conversation!” I have spent my whole life wanting to go there, and for a recent big birthday (cough) my mom made it happen. It totally lived up to expectations: the temples, the culture, the beauty, and, of course, the food.
Apr 30, 2019
The Seemingly Unnecessary $13 Tool That’ll Always Have a Place in My Kitchen
I know many of you are right there with me when I say that I don’t have much patience for highly specialized kitchen tools. Who can give up that valuable kitchen real estate? As a city dweller, I peacefully parted ways with my pineapple corer after a few years of shoving it around in the drawer, and have no trouble passing up strawberry hullers. But when I was gifted a small vegetable slicer made by OXO, my initial skeptical response was quickly proven wrong.
Apr 30, 2019
Recipe: Cheesy Pizza Portobello Mushrooms
Mushrooms are a mainstay of many a vegetarian’s diet, as they are substantial, have great texture, 
and provide that elusive and desirable umami flavor we all crave — especially when meat isn’t part of the program. Maybe you haven’t cooked with mushrooms much, or thought about them as a main course, but you should — mushrooms are a great food to love, and a pretty important one if you are looking for hearty, meatless meals.
Sep 10, 2015
Recipe: Chicken in Orange Sauce
This is one of those dishes that makes you feel quite pleased with yourself. Fast, easy, healthy, and more delicious than Chinese takeout – a series of winning propositions. You can prep pretty much all the ingredients ahead of time, making this a fantastic last-minute weeknight dinner. The sweetness in the sauce makes this a dish that normally picky eaters will lean into. There’s plenty of sauce, too, which you’ll be happy about as you spoon it over hot rice or quinoa.
Sep 9, 2015