How I Fell for This Tart (and Why You Might Too) Okay, I have to tell you, I didn’t grow up making fancy French desserts—not even close. The first time I tried making a French apple tart, I was way out of my element. I was house-sitting for a friend in Lyon (which sounds fancier …
If You Haven’t Tried Baked Brie with Cranberry Sauce Yet, You’re in For Something Special Alright, so you ever get those panic texts at the last minute, like, “Hey, can you bring something to the get-together?”… and your brain is like, um, toast? That’s literally how I stumbled into making baked brie with cranberry sauce. …
Catching Up Over Salmon (And Why This Recipe Exists) I have this weird tradition of making Brown Sugar Soy Sauce Salmon whenever I can’t quite decide what’s for dinner but still want folks to think I pulled off something fancy—usually a Friday, when my brain’s about as useful as a chocolate teapot. Once, years back, …
This Is How I Get My Sweet Potato Fix Every Time Okay, so real talk—crispy roasted sweet potatoes are my solution for the nights I’m half awake but still want food that tastes like I tried. Back in college, I’d chop up sweet potatoes just to make the place smell less like ramen, and now …
Alright, let me tell you about the time I learned making homemade Shake and Bake is worth the (minimal) fuss. I was pretty sure the store-bought stuff was one of those childhood things you just, well, grew out of—like neon green ketchup or believing my grandad’s fish stories. Turns out, I was wrong. One rainy …
So, the thing about sheet pan breadsticks is – they’re basically my answer to dinner emergencies. You know those evenings when you realize the main dish just needs something extra? That’s breadsticks for me. My first time making these was after a weirdly long day spent arguing with a self-checkout machine (it was not my …
Let’s Talk Brussels Sprouts (& My Not-Guilty Obsession) If you’d told me ten years ago that I’d be waxing poetic about Brussels sprouts, I’d have laughed you right out of my kitchen. But a couple winters ago—I remember it was just after the radiator finally stopped clanging like a haunted tuba—I tried making Maple Miso …
So Here’s the Deal with These Peppermint Brownies… If you’ve ever had one of those days (the kind where your to-do list seems to breed overnight like bunnies), you know what it’s like to crave something sweet and minty; enter my Easy Peppermint Brownies Recipe. I probably make these more around December, but honestly, my …
Alright, so picture this: It’s a Sunday afternoon, I’m halfway through a mug of tepid tea (because I always forget it gets cold), and the whole house smells like what I’d imagine a cozy bistro in the English countryside might. That’s probably overselling it, but honestly, making this herb-crusted prime rib is one of those …
Let’s Talk Blueberry Pie (And My Not-So-Secret Love Affair With It!) Alright, so here’s the deal—I make this blueberry pie recipe anytime the mood hits, not just when blueberries are tumbling out all over the markets. Honestly, it’s kind of my kitchen spirit animal. The first time I baked this pie, I forgot to put …