cooking recipes
Onion Soup Chicken Bake: The Easy Weeknight Casserole That Comes Out Golden, Juicy, and Impossible to Resist I made this on a night when I wanted dinner to taste like I had been cooking for hours and I had about forty minutes and almost no patience left. The chicken came out with that deep […]
Sweetened Condensed Milk Pecan Pie – Silky, Caramel-Rich, and Unforgettable I made this for Thanksgiving last year and my brother-in-law literally stood at the counter eating it with a fork straight from the pie dish. No plate. No shame. Just pure happiness. There’s something about the way sweetened condensed milk bakes into this impossibly silky, […]
Baked Crab Legs in Butter Sauce – Garlic, Creole, and Ready in Minutes I used to think crab legs were something you only ordered in a restaurant or saved for a big holiday. Then I tried this simple baked version on a random weeknight and realized how easy it actually is. A pound of king […]
Homemade Peach Ice Cream – Creamy, Fresh, and Pure Summer in a Bowl The first time I made a full gallon of this peach ice cream, I was standing in my kitchen with a mountain of ripe peaches and the kind of late-summer heat that makes you want something cold and sweet. I peeled and […]
Cinnamon Apple Crisp – Warm, Buttery, and Pure Fall Comfort The first cold evening of the season always sends me straight to the kitchen for this cinnamon apple crisp. I peeled a pile of apples last weekend while the wind rattled the windows, and by the time the topping turned golden, the whole house smelled […]
Classic Chocolate Meringue Pie – The Fail-Proof Recipe I’ve Made for Over 45 Years I have been making this chocolate pie since I was 18 years old. I am 64 now, and it has never failed me. Over the years I switched the filling to the microwave because it is faster and just as reliable, […]
Slow Cooker Creamy Ground Beef and Potato Stew – The Ultimate Cold-Weather Hug in a Bowl My mom used to make something like this every single time the weather turned cold, and I swear the smell alone could fix a bad day. I finally decided to make my own version last week, and my husband […]
Slow Cooker Creamy Ground Beef and Potato Stew – The Ultimate Cold-Weather Hug in a Bowl My mom used to make something like this every single time the weather turned cold, and I swear the smell alone could fix a bad day. I finally decided to make my own version last week, and my husband […]
Crispy Ranch Chicken Taquitos – Golden, Cheesy, and Gone in Minutes My kids literally inhale these before I can even sit down to eat mine. I made a double batch last weekend thinking I’d have leftovers for lunch… gone in one sitting. There’s something about that golden crispy shell with the creamy ranch-seasoned chicken and […]
Pineapple Cream Cheese Ball – Sweet, Savory, and Always the First Empty Plate My sister brought this to Christmas Eve dinner three years ago and I swear people were hovering around it like it was the last plate of food on earth. I watched my uncle go back four times with crackers. Four times. I […]