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 …
If You’re Craving Pancakes but Ran Out of Eggs… I gotta be honest: discovering you’re out of eggs mid-pancake craving is cruel and unusual punishment. Been there, too many times. But! Turns out, you don’t really need eggs for great pancakes. The first time I tried this (let’s just say a couple of years ago …
Let’s Be Real: Sugar Cookies for When You Only Kinda Want Cookies Alright, quick confession before we start—sometimes I just get that craving for a soft, sweet sugar cookie, but the idea of three dozen cookies sitting on my counter (calling my name at 2am) is… well, kind of dangerous. Not that I’d ever eat …
You Ever Just Want to Fake a Cabbage Roll? Alright, let me spill—most of the time, I love spending an afternoon rolling up cabbage leaves, but then, you know, real life attacks. So this Cabbage Roll Casserole is what I whip up when I want all that cozy Sunday-dinner flavor… but Tuesday-level energy. My Aunt …
Pulled from My Kitchen: Why I Keep Making This Cauliflower Soup You know how some days just call for a bowl of something warm, surprisingly creamy, and (let’s face it) cheap? Well, this cauliflower soup is my personal hero—seriously, the number of times it’s saved me from ordering takeaway is almost embarrassing. I first tried …
Okay, let’s just dive right in. Turkey meatballs—what’s not to love? The first time I made these, my kitchen looked like a tornado hit a poultry farm, but the end result? *Chef’s kiss* (although, admittedly, there was flour in my hair). Honestly, these came into my life during a wild week when nothing went right—except …
Let Me Tell You About Focaccia Muffins (It’s a Story…) Picture this: I’m standing in my cluttered kitchen, one hand covered in olive oil, the other balancing a mug of (rapidly cooling) coffee, trying not to drop the phone I’m propping against my chin for a wholesome Facetime with my aunt. She’s quizzing me about …
Pull Up a Chair: This Roasted Butternut Squash Is a Keeper I don’t know about you, but there’s just something about the smell of squash roasting that totally takes me back to chilly autumn afternoons, feet up in my nan’s poky kitchen, where everything was always just a bit chaotic and, somehow, all the better …
Let Me Tell You About This Bread… Alright, so let’s just say, if you’d told me ten years ago I’d be chatting about artisan no knead bread with actual enthusiasm, I probably would’ve laughed. But here we are! I started making this bread when my kitchen ambition was roughly at “can make toast, sometimes” and …
Why I Love Making This Dish Hey there! So, beef stroganoff is my go-to comfort dish, especially when it’s raining cats and dogs outside and I’m in the mood for something cozy. I remember the first time I tried making it—it was a complete disaster! I didn’t realize that sour cream could curdle if added …