Let’s Talk: This Chicken Broccoli Potato Casserole Story Alright, imagine you’re coming over on a chilly Wednesday evening. It’s dark, I’m in these awful (yet beloved) checkered pajama pants, and the kitchen smells sort of ridiculous in the best way. This chicken broccoli potato casserole is bubbling away in the oven, and honestly? It holds …

First, Let Me Set the Scene If I’m being honest, sheet pan salmon and asparagus with potatoes is the exact kind of dinner I whip up when I’ve had one of those days. You know the kind—when the laundry’s multiplied, the dog tracked in mud, and my energy’s drifting south. My mum used to throw …

My Wobbly Love Affair with Scalloped Corn (and Ritz Crunch) Okay, let’s be real. Scalloped corn with Ritz cracker crunchies isn’t fancy, but boy, it’s the sort of thing that shows up at every potluck here—even if your Aunt May insists she was the first to make it (she wasn’t, but I let her have …

So, the first time I made this Cabernet Cranberry Sauce, I was actually just trying to impress my in-laws—let’s just say that every Thanksgiving since, I’ve been required to bring the sauce. (Though honestly, my husband insists it was his smooth turkey-carving that won them over. Yeah, right.) Funny thing is, it’s become the one …

If You’ve Got a Few Shrimp and an Air Fryer, You’re Halfway There You know that feeling when you think fancy restaurant food must be hard? Yeah, I was certain coconut shrimp was one of those things until, whoops, I tried it in my air fryer on a total whim a couple years ago. My …

There’s Just Something About Chowder… Honestly, Potato and Sausage Chowder is one of those comfort foods I keep coming back to. I still remember the first time I made it—spilled half the milk, forgot the thyme, and somehow it still turned out tasting like a big warm hug. My mum always said chowder was the …

You’d Laugh—My Kitchen Once Looked Like a Pumpkin Patch Look, I won’t sugarcoat it (except, you know, with actual sugar): the first time I made this Pumpkin Chip Banana Bread, I had flour in my hair, banana on my sleeve, and a dog peering up from the floor hoping for fallen chocolate chips. There’s something …

Pulled Back the Curtain on My Go-To Dinner Bowl Honestly, every time I make this Tasty Street Corn Chicken Bowl, it reminds me of that one night last summer when we set up the table outside and ate by lantern light. The dog kept sniffing around trying to snatch a kernel or two—classic. I only …

Let Me Tell You About This Hot Honey Chicken Bowl Okay, so you know those recipes that start off as “what have I got in the fridge” and end up as something you can’t stop making? That’s how this hot honey chicken bowl was born. First time I made it, I think I managed to …

The Story: Not Your Grandmother’s Chicken Soup (But She’d Approve) Okay, so, if you’ve ever come home with shoes full of rainwater, hungry kids circling like sharks, and about 20 minutes before you hit that dangerous hangry mode (you know what I mean), this easy rotisserie chicken noodle soup is the thing that will save …