There’s Just Something About Cream Cheese Mints… Alright, so I gotta tell you—cream cheese mints have been in my family’s holiday rotation since well before I actually knew what cream cheese even was (I just called them “the good mints” as a kid). The first time I made them unsupervised, I somehow managed to dye …
That Time I Burnt the Garlic Cheese Bread (But You Won’t!) I have a particular fondness for garlic cheese bread, mostly because the first time I made it, I burnt the heck out of it—and we still ate the crispy bits because, well, cheese is cheese. You know that soak-your-mouth-in-melted-butter kind of bread that disappears …
So, Here’s My Little Chicken Salad Secret You know when you find something at the grocery store that you wish you could eat every single day, but your wallet disagrees? Well, that’s totally me with Willow Tree Chicken Salad. I remember the first time I tried it at my friend Lisa’s cookout – the stuff …
Let’s Talk: Why Am I Always Making Sausage Crust? You know how sometimes you get a wild craving for pizza, but you’re also trying (kind of?) to avoid carbs? Enter this low-carb sausage crust. I discovered it during one of those late nights when the usual cauliflower crust felt just a bit… well, too healthy—or …
So Let Me Tell You Why Rotisserie Chicken Tacos Save My Tuesday You know that feeling when the clock starts playing tricks on you—suddenly it’s almost 6pm and you forgot you promised tacos tonight? (Whoops.) Yeah, that’s basically how these easy rotisserie chicken tacos became a thing at my place. First time, I grabbed a …
Let Me Tell You Why I Love Making Cherry Crumble Okay, so you know those rainy Sunday afternoons when you’re stuck inside, bored out of your mind and trying (unsuccessfully) to avoid snacking for the fifth time before noon? That’s basically when Cherry Crumble comes to my rescue. My mum used to make something similar, …
Let Me Tell You About This Air Fryer Chicken Parm Thing If you’d told me five years ago I’d be air-frying Chicken parmesan (yes, chicken parm, the comfort food star) on a Tuesday night, I probably would’ve laughed and said, “Mate, I barely know how to boil pasta without it clumping.” But here we are, …
Okay, Let’s Talk Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies If I’m being totally honest, I didn’t set out to make Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies the first time this happened. It was, what, a rainy Saturday? There was leftover sourdough starter eyeing me from the back of the fridge (begging to be used, somehow multiplying overnight—I swear that …
The Soup That Fills More Than Your Stomach Let me tell you—if there’s ever been a dish in my kitchen that draws people in like moths to a porch light, it’s this big old pot of chicken and dumpling soup. Honestly, the first time I made it, I was half convinced I’d end up with …
Let Me Tell You About This Pasta Primavera Habit… Pasta Primavera isn’t just a recipe in my house, it’s sort of an unofficial ‘end of fridge clean-out’ with a pretty epic return rate. I remember the first time I made it—I’d run out of patience and ideas, and my fridge looked like a lost-and-found for …