cooking recipes
Ground Beef and Potato Casserole My husband walked in from the garage, stopped mid-step, and said, “Whatever that is, I’m eating two plates.” He wasn’t kidding. I threw this together on a Tuesday night when I had exactly one pound of ground beef, a bag of potatoes I kept meaning to use, and zero energy […]
Oven-Baked 4-Ingredient Irish Nachos My Irish neighbor brought these to the potluck and the pan was licked clean in minutes. It is so easy with just 4 ingredients. These oven-baked Irish nachos are the kind of dish that disappears before you can even set the pan down. Instead of tortilla chips, thinly sliced potatoes form […]
Pecan Upside-Down Bundt Cake My neighbor brought this to a potluck last fall and I watched three grown men go back for thirds. I finally asked her for the recipe and honestly kicked myself for not making it sooner. It's one of those cakes that looks like you spent all afternoon in the […]
One-Pan Stuffed Pepper Skillet I was standing at the stove last Tuesday, browning ground beef for what I thought would be regular stuffed peppers, when my daughter walked in and said, “Mom, can we just… not wait an hour?” She had homework. I had laundry. And honestly? I didn’t want to spend the evening babysitting […]
4-Ingredient Amish Maple Blondies Aunt Sarah calls this her 4 ingredient miracle. I never believed it was so simple until I watched the entire pan disappear at the church potluck. These 4-ingredient Amish maple blondies are the kind of old-fashioned dessert that feels almost too easy to be real, which is probably why […]
Creamy Chicken & Stuffing Bake I made this on a Tuesday night when I had absolutely nothing planned and three people staring at me like I was supposed to pull dinner out of thin air. Grabbed what was in the pantry, threw it together, and somehow it turned into the kind of meal where […]
Cinnamon Roll Breadtwists My mom used to make these every Christmas morning when I was growing up, and the smell alone would wake us up before the alarm even went off. Last weekend, I finally tried making them myself — and honestly, they turned out even better than I remembered. My husband ate three before […]
Coca-Cola Chocolate Cake My mom used to make this every single time we had company over, and I swear people would call ahead just to make sure it was on the table. There’s something about the way Coca-Cola bakes into chocolate cake that makes it impossibly moist — like, you-can’t-stop-at-one-slice moist. The frosting gets this […]
Oven Baked 4-Ingredient Hash Brown Potato Casserole My mother clipped this from a magazine in 1972 and never stopped making it, and it's still the first thing requested at family reunions. Some recipes stay in a family because they are fancy, but the ones that truly last are usually the humble, dependable casseroles […]
Slow Cooker Homemade Caramel Sauce My mom used to make this every Christmas, and I swear the smell alone could make the whole house feel warmer. Last week I finally pulled out her old recipe card — the one with butter stains on the corner — and made it myself for the first time in […]