Lightened Up Loaded Baked Potato Soup: Easy 30-Min Recipe
I’m not supposed to have favorites when it comes to soup, but here we are. Every winter, I get this craving for something creamy, smoky, … Read more
Best Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars: Easy Holiday Dessert
“Why can’t you just pour the filling over the shortbread and bake it all at once?” My sister-in-law, Jen, asked me this last Thanksgiving while … Read more
Easy Mini Beef Wellington Bites for New Years Eve Party
I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last December, staring at a box of puff pastry that had definitely seen better days, when the … Read more
Best Easy Sweet Corn Casserole with Jalapeno Cheddar
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was hit with a craving so specific it almost felt unfair. I … Read more
Best Easy Sparkling Champagne Jello Shots for New Years Eve
Marta wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her apartment on a random Tuesday afternoon to borrow a cake pan—mine had somehow walked off … Read more
Best Quick Sweet Corn Casserole with Jalapeño & Cheddar
The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me struggling with a mountain of corn I’d bought on a whim—three dozen ears, … Read more
Best Quick Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes with Crispy Shallots
The Friendsgiving potluck was in 12 hours and I’d completely forgotten. I was standing in my kitchen at 10 PM, staring into the fridge like … Read more
Bacon Everything Bagel Deviled Eggs: Perfect Spring Appetizer
I had claimed to hate deviled eggs for twenty-seven years. Twenty-seven years of wrinkling my nose at potluck platters, of politely declining at Easter brunches, … Read more
Best Garlic Herb Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes (Easy Recipe)
My brother had claimed for years that he hated mashed potatoes. Hated them. The texture, he said, was like eating wet sand. The taste, according … Read more
Perfect Festive Spiced Dried Orange Slices Recipe
This was supposed to be a batch of candied citrus peel for my friend’s holiday cookie swap. I had the oranges sliced, the sugar syrup … Read more