cooking recipes
Brown Sugar Glazed Carrots I used to think carrots were just… carrots. The thing you chop for soup or leave on the side of your plate. Then my mother-in-law made these at Easter dinner three years ago, and I watched my husband — who claims he doesn't like cooked vegetables — go back for […]
Easy Apple Custard Cake I almost skipped making this because the ingredient list looked too simple to be anything special. My mom used to make something like this on Sunday mornings when we had extra apples sitting around, and I never realized how good it actually was until I tried recreating it last month. The […]
Traditional Scottish Tablet My wife's cousin flew in from Scotland last winter, and within an hour of landing, she was in our kitchen melting butter and sugar like it was the most natural thing in the world. She made this tablet — proper Scottish tablet, not fudge, she kept correcting me — and I've […]
Creamy Garlic Cheddar Beef Spaghetti My dad used to make something close to this on Sunday nights when Mom worked late, and I swear the smell of garlic butter hitting the pan still makes me feel like I'm ten years old again. He'd brown the beef with way too much garlic, toss it with […]
Jalapeño Popper Pinwheels I made these for my sister’s baby shower last month, and three people cornered me in the kitchen demanding the recipe before I’d even set my purse down to leave. They’re jalapeño popper pinwheels — flaky puff pastry rolled with cream cheese, sharp cheddar, and diced jalapeños, then sliced into perfect golden […]
Easy Chicken Sliders with Honey Mustard My mom used to make these for us on Friday nights when we were too tired to think straight, and now I catch myself doing the exact same thing. There’s something about a warm chicken slider that just fixes everything. I keep these ingredients stocked now because some weeks […]
Oven Baked 4-Ingredient Golden Crunchy Cheese Cups My father-in-law clipped this from a magazine in 1965 and it appeared at every football Sunday for 40 years. Still the appetizer that causes friendly arguments over the last piece There are some recipes that never needed improving because they were just plain right from the […]
Southern 3-Ingredient Flaky Butter Bites My aunt brought a huge tray of these to the autumn bonfire and people practically fought over the last piece. I am still in shock that this is just 3 ingredients. Southern 3-ingredient flaky butter bites are the kind of simple treat that feels almost too easy for […]
Mom's Soft Sugar Cookies (Crackled Tops & Holiday Icing) My mom used to make these every December, and the smell alone would make the whole house feel like Christmas morning. Last weekend I finally pulled out her old recipe card—the one with flour smudges and her handwriting—and made them with my daughter. She kept […]
Cinnamon Sugar Swirl Cake My mom used to make this on Sunday mornings when we had nothing planned and the kitchen smelled like butter and cinnamon. She'd pull it out of the oven, dust the top with that cinnamon-sugar swirl, and we'd eat it warm with coffee while it was still soft in the […]