So, Here’s Why I Keep Coming Back to These Nests You know those recipes that sneak up on you? This is one of those for me. It started as a desperate attempt to use up some leftover mashed potatoes that nobody wanted (blame my brother for the lumpy batch), but somehow these stuffed mashed potato…
So Here’s the Story: Why I Can’t Stop Making These Heads up—if you stop by my place during game night, you’ll probably find me juggling a batch of these crispy mini blooming onions in the air fryer with, well, whatever else is happening (usually chasing the cat off the counter, let’s be honest). The first…
Alright, friend—pull up a chair and get comfy, because this recipe for Crispy Baked Turkey Stuffing Balls has saved my bacon (er, turkey?) at more family gatherings than I care to admit. You know those potlucks where everyone whispers about Janet’s dried out sausage rolls? Yeah, I vowed never to be Janet. I dreamed up…
Alright, Let’s Talk About These Baked Sweet Potato Rounds Okay, confession time: I started making these sweet potato rounds for a book club years back, expecting no one would touch them because, honestly, the usual spread was more, uh, cheese-forward. But surprise, surprise, people hovered over the pan like it was gold. I now make…
Let’s Talk About Crispy Mashed Potato Cheese Puffs Alright mate, if you love potatoes (hi, who doesn’t?), you’re in for a treat. So, the first time I made these was actually for a random Wednesday movie night because—honestly? I had a lot of leftover mash in the fridge, and was too lazy to make another…
So, Why Honey Butter Cornbread Poppers? Alright, real talk: these Honey Butter Cornbread Poppers are always the first thing to vanish at any of my get-togethers. I’m not kidding—my cousin once tried to sneak extra from the platter before anyone saw (busted, obviously). I just love how they bring everyone to the kitchen, even the…
Let Me Tell You About My Favorite Salmon Munchies Okay, so full disclosure—I’m not a chef (far from it, honestly). But these salmon bites? I feel like they make me look like I know what I’m doing in the kitchen. The first time I made them, I was halfway through prepping for a potluck, panicking…
So, You Want to Wow Folks With a Santa Cheese & Charcuterie Board? Alright, friend, confession time: I invented this particular board out of sheer panic two Christmases ago. Picture this—kids running laps around the kitchen table, my partner absolutely convinced we had to have something “festive” (but not sweet, because apparently Christmas isn’t enough…
Let’s Talk About How This Cheesy Christmas Tree Bread Became My Holiday Secret Weapon Oh, you’re in for a treat. Seriously. The very first year I did this Cheesy Christmas Tree Bread, I was mostly trying to distract my little cousins from launching their toy drones across my living room—or maybe it was because I…
Honestly, Who Knew Leftovers Could Be This Good? Picture this: it’s late November, the turkey’s picked over (except Uncle Jerry’s strategic drumstick lurking in the back of the fridge), and the stuffing’s begging for a second act. That’s when I started rolling stuff—literally—into these cranberry turkey stuffing balls. I made ’em once for a potluck…