Keep Calm & Cook On

Keep Calm & Cook On

march 3 x 3: chicken cutlets, spaghetti + romaine lettuce

>> chicken caesar + spaghetti pomodoro / chicken katsu / peanut noodles

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Julia Turshen
Mar 10, 2026
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Hi! Welcome to your monthly 3 x 3!

A few months ago, I started offering this series. I’ve come to look forward to making it for you so much (see them all here). Each installment includes three simple items you can prepare ahead and then three fun meals you can turn those items into.

This month’s three simple things are:

  • Chicken Cutlets

  • Spaghetti

  • Romaine lettuce

And we’re turning them into these meals:

  • Chicken Caesar + Spaghetti Pomodoro

  • Chicken Katsu

  • Peanut Noodles

Plus lots of notes for my vegetarian / vegan / gluten-free friends!!!

3 simple items → building blocks for 3 exceptional meals!

And a few reminders about 3-for-3:

  • All of the food is family-friendly, which is just my way of saying relaxed, simple and tasty. Family is up to you to define. It can include kids or animals (or not). It can include multiple generations, spouses or partners, roommates, neighbors….whatever!

  • 3 x 3 is the most true way to show you how I really cook at home and set myself (and my family) up for success every week. What do I mean by success here? I mean having an easygoing relationship with cooking and eating. I mean having dinnertime feel uneventful but not boring.

  • You don’t have to turn the three basic things into the other things. You can just enjoy them as they are!! You don’t have to make all three meals — you can use the three components to just make one or two. You can do WHATEVER YOU WANT!!!


Recipes/notes for everything and a full grocery list are available for paid subscribers. And a PDF of it all. Want all of that?? Become a paid subscriber today!

NOTE: For the first time since I started this newsletter FOUR YEARS AGO (!), I am raising the rate…KC&CO is now $6/month or $60/year (a $1 increase per month) and all posts older than 2 months now automatically go behind a paywall. But for the rest of the month, you can become a paid subscriber for the previous fee of just $5/month or $50/year!!!!

THROUGH 3/31: JUST $5/MONTH OR $50/YEAR

Thanks Margaux!!

All info / sign up here. FAQs and my full schedule live here. Come cook with me! We have so much fun!!!


spaghetti + crispy chicken cutlets + romaine lettuce = so many possibilities!!
like this DELICIOUS CHICKEN KATSU!!!
or this meal which I would happily eat every single day: chicken caesar salad with a side of spaghetti pomodoro!!
peanut noodles 🥜 ❤️‍🔥

Below, for paid subscribers, all of the recipes/notes, plus a grocery list for EVERYTHING! Also in a handy PDF!

If you’re not already a paid subscriber, remember you have until the end of March to lock in the “since 2022” rate of just $5/month or $50/year before it goes up to $6/month. Note that all posts older than two months now automatically get paywalled!

march special!

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