Smitten Kitchen is COTM (COTQ) right now! So far it looks a bit dessert-heavy, but the earlier posts included some lists of favorites. I also like:
garlic lime steak and noodle salad (build your own bowl, so noodles can be optional)
From Keepers - she has a black bean chili that starts with roasting and pureeing peppers/onion/tomatoes as for salsa, then using that as the chili base. I’ve modified it quite a bit but it’s super quick for a weeknight if you roast the veggies ahead of time (like on a weekend while you’re doing something else). I can email details if you want.