cooking recipes
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 […]
Cookie Dough Pie – Gooey, Golden, and Pure Indulgence My daughter walked into the kitchen while I was pulling this out of the oven and literally gasped. “Mom, what IS that?” It’s basically everything we love about sneaking raw cookie dough from the bowl… but baked into a pie that you can actually serve to […]
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 […]
No-Bake Peanut Butter Balls – Creamy, Chocolate-Covered, and Dangerously Easy I made these on a random Tuesday night because I had peanut butter sitting in the pantry and honestly zero energy to turn on the oven. My husband walked into the kitchen, saw me rolling these little guys, and said “What are those?” Twenty minutes […]