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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Oh man, let me tell you about these ground turkey rice bowls—they’ve become a bit of a comfort ritual around my place. I first whipped them up on a wobbly Tuesday when I’d lost track of time scrolling gardening hacks, and now they’re a gold standard (not that I garden much; my basil always does …
If You Want the Smell of Heaven in Your Kitchen… I have to start by saying: homemade cinnamon rolls are sort of my magic trick. Like, remember the first time you walked into a house that smelled like vanilla and warm bread and thought, “Can I move in right now?” That’s the memory I get …
Hey there! So, let me tell you about the time I first stumbled upon this Fiesta Cornbread Taco Bake. It was one of those days where I opened the pantry and fridge, stared for a good five minutes, and thought, ‘What in the world am I going to make tonight?’ Then, like a culinary lightbulb …
The Best Cornbread I Know (And Why My Oven’s Always On) Okay, so I have this thing about cornbread. Maybe it’s because growing up, it always made an appearance at Sunday supper. I can practically hear my uncle grumbling if it wasn’t golden and crackling and—absolutely—sweet. One time I forgot the sugar (don’t ask, rough …
Let’s Talk About This Roast (And Why My Kitchen Still Smells Like It) You know those meals that just kinda show up in your week over and over? Well, this Crockpot Chuck Roast Recipe is mine. The first time I made it, I’m not even kidding, the lid of my old slow cooker slid right …