Pull Up a Chair: Spam Musubi Stories (with a Bite of Nostalgia) Okay, so maybe this isn’t the fanciest thing I make—heck, my aunt snickered the first time she watched me wrap these “like a rookie”—but Hawaiian Spam Musubi has won me (and, against all odds, my picky-fussy uncle) over many times. You know how …
Hey, Pull Up a Chair—Let Me Tell You About My Soup Okay, if you’ve ever stared at a lonely head of cauliflower and thought, “What on earth do I do with this?”, you’re in the right place. Honestly, the first time I made this Roasted Garlic Cheddar Cauliflower Soup, it was raining, my socks were …
Let Me Tell You About These Raspberry Thumbprint Cookies If you ever visited my kitchen on a rainy Saturday (or even a Tuesday, honestly), there’s a good shot you’d catch me elbow-deep in cookie dough, humming whatever tune is stuck in my head that week. Raspberry thumbprint cookies are my go-to, partly because I need …
Trust Me, These Pistachio Pudding Cookies Will Win You Over So, the first time I tried making pistachio pudding cookies was during a random, lazy Sunday baking spree—it was raining, the kids were bouncing off the walls, and frankly, I just needed something green-ish and cheerful (funny how that color cheers up a dreary day, …
So, Here’s the Story Behind My Cottage Cheese Lasagna Okay, so let me just say right off the bat—I didn’t actually grow up eating fancy ricotta Lasagna. Nope. My mom always made the Cottage Cheese version (probably because that’s what was in the fridge?), and honestly, it’s become my go-to comfort food. The first time …
Let Me Tell You About Double Chocolate Banana Bread… Sometimes you just need a loaf of something seriously chocolatey to make a rainy Sunday feel like a cozy adventure. I still remember the first time I made this Double Chocolate Banana Bread: I was, no joke, trying to use up those sad bananas lurking in …
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 …
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 …