Let Me Tell You About This Pot Roast (and That One Time With the Wrong Pepperoncini…) Alright, before we get into the nitty gritty, there’s just something about Mississippi Pot Roast that brings out my chatty side. Whenever I make it—usually on chilly Sundays when I’m wearing socks that don’t even match—I can practically hear …

Oh, friend, if you’ve never made a Dutch Baby—especially a Strawberry Cream one—let me tell you, you’re in for a day-brightener. My kids call this “puffy pancake magic,” and honestly, that’s pretty spot on. The first time I tried it, I scorched it so badly that the edges basically shaved the inside of my mouth …

Alright, Let Me Tell You About This Sugar Cookie Fudge Okay, so imagine it’s Sunday afternoon. Rain is ping-ponging off the windows, my kids are darting in and out of the kitchen like I’m passing out concert tickets, and the only thing on my to-do list that sounds remotely fun is making something sweet. Enter …

Let’s Talk Christmas Crack Cookies—And Why They’re Always Gone First Okay, so you know those recipes that you swear you’ll just make “for the kids” and then halfway through, you find yourself eating, uh, one too many? Yeah, that’s me with these Christmas Crack Cookies. First time I made ‘em was ages ago at my …

How I Fell for This Tart (and Why You Might Too) Okay, I have to tell you, I didn’t grow up making fancy French desserts—not even close. The first time I tried making a French apple tart, I was way out of my element. I was house-sitting for a friend in Lyon (which sounds fancier …

No Better Excuse for Turning on the Oven Okay, so every fall—basically as soon as sweaters make their grand reappearance—I find myself making this cranberry apple crisp recipe (like, maybe too often?). It started out as a happy accident. I was trying to clear out my fridge before a holiday trip and tossed some leftover …

Let’s Talk About Garlic Herb Baked Cod Okay, so garlic herb baked cod is one of those meals I sort of stumbled into after yet another failed attempt at making salmon exciting. (Salmon just doesn’t love me back, does it?) Anyway, the cod actually turned out to be way less fussy, and I ended up …

The Story Behind This Ridiculously Easy Carrot Cake You know those recipes that just seem to show up every time someone in the family mentions a birthday, a Sunday lunch, or honestly, if we simply need to distract ourselves from the rain outside? Well, this is mine. My easy Carrot Cake has seen more family …

Okay, let me tell you—easy hummus has saved my skin more times than I can count. There’s something about tossing a bunch of stuff (mostly from a can, don’t judge!) into the blender, and ending up with a bowl of smooth, creamy magic that everyone thinks took a lot more effort. Plus, every time I …

The Story Behind My Sweet Potato Soup You ever have one of those days where your brain refuses to cooperate and your stomach won’t stop making demands? That’s pretty much when this sweet Potato Soup entered my life. One cold Tuesday, after a wild-goose chase to three different supermarkets (for one missing ingredient, of course), …