Alright friend, pull up a chair! If you know me at all, you know I have a slight obsession with all things spicy and creamy… especially when the weather outside goes from ‘eh, it’s fine’ to ‘who turned on the freezer?’ That’s when I haul out my battered chili pot, crank some old-school R&B, and …
Well, Here’s My Go-To Dinner Trick (and Quick Story) Okay, so picture this: it’s Thursday, everyone in the house has that look—the one that says “Feed me, please, anything but takeout again.” I glance at the clock and, honestly, I’m too peckish to wait ages for something fancy. That’s when I remember my trusty easy …
Alright, let me just say—I was not always a lemon pie person. Actually, the first time I made this easy lemon pie with graham cracker crust it was because I’d messed up a birthday cake (long, sad story involving too much baking powder), and I needed something foolproof. Turns out, not only is this recipe …
So, Here’s Why I’m Obsessed With Creamy Cajun Chicken Pasta Picture this: It’s raining & the kids are pretty much climbing the walls (metaphorically, although I wouldn’t put it past my youngest). The fridge isn’t exactly bursting but, boom! Cajun chicken pasta to the rescue. This dish has seen me through everything from semi-fancy date …
Why I Always Come Back to This Bacon Mac and Cheese Alright, let me just say up front: I can’t count how many times I’ve thrown together this bacon mac and cheese on a random Thursday night. Something about that cheesy, smoky goodness makes me a hero in my own kitchen for, like, 20 minutes …
Alright, honest confession time before I even get going: if you’d told me a year ago, while I was shoving a not-so-small corner of fudgy brownie into my mouth, that I’d be obsessed with a zero sugar version made with Greek yogurt…well, I’d have probably laughed, choked a little, and reached for my coffee (which, …
How This Recipe Ended Up On My Weeknight Survival List Okay, let me just say: my first attempt at high protein egg roll in a bowl was, hmm, interesting – it started with me searching desperately through the fridge for veggies before work (on a Monday, of course), and ended up with most of dinner …
Let Me Tell You About These Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops… Alright, so, picture this: it’s raining outside, I’ve got laundry piling up, and the only thing keeping chaos at bay is the thought of dinner. Now, Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops—these are the chops my mom made when I was little, the kind that …
Hey There! Let’s Talk About Air Fryer Chicken Legs… So, air Fryer Chicken legs. If you’d told me five years ago that I’d be singing their praises, I probably would’ve rolled my eyes (I mean, remember when everybody was obsessed with kale chips? Thankfully this is not that.) But one lazy Saturday, my niece came …
I Could Eat This Zucchini Salad All Summer You know those recipes you end up making almost by accident the first time? I think I accidentally invented this Zucchini Salad years ago (it was a fridge clean-out emergency, desperate for something green to go with grilled chicken and, embarrassingly, I still had my pajamas on). …
A Cozy Night In with Chicken Pasta Bake I swear, every time I make this chicken pasta bake (creamy tomato style), I end up wondering why I don’t do it even more often. One rainy weeknight—absolute classic—I was rummaging through my pantry, pretty sure I had nothing to cook, but somehow this dish practically cooked …