So, Here’s the Story Behind My Spook-tacular Breadsticks Let me just say, these “Bones & Blood” Breadsticks really started as a halfway-serious attempt to impress my neighbor’s kids on Halloween—they’re tough critics, honestly harder to please than my Aunt Beryl. Anyway, I made these once thinking they’d either be a total Pinterest fail or… well,…
Let Me Tell You About These Little Beauties Okay, so here’s the thing: the very first time I made these keto pumpkin cheesecake bites, I managed to mix in baking soda instead of the sweetener. Not my proudest moment; the kitchen smelled… interesting, let’s say. Fast forward a year (and a very messy countertop later),…
Spicy, Silly, and Oh-So-Addictive (Don’t Blame Me If They Vanish) Every October, I start promising myself that I’ll do something low-effort for the Halloween party. And every October, I completely forget that promise and end up making a tray (okay, two) of these Jalapeño Mummies that my kids started calling “spooky peppers”—though last year, my…
Pulled from the Old Cookie Tin: My Nanaimo Bars Story Okay, so listen: Nanaimo bars are kind of a big deal in my house. Actually, I first discovered them at my friend Jess’s kitchen table, where her granny would always keep a battered old tin (you know the one, meant for sewing stuff but always…
Let’s Talk Pumpkin Roll Cake (No Perfection Required) I have to admit: every year about mid-September, I get that restless, oh-so-basic urge to bake something pumpkin-y. My sister calls it ‘Turning Into a Gourd’ season. Anyway, this Pumpkin Roll Cake is usually the first thing I make. The first time I tried, mine looked more…
So here’s the story with this cozy fall salad… I think I first cobbled this salad together on a random Wednesday when it started drizzling, I was hunkered down in an old sweater, and all I wanted was something fast that still gave me an autumn sort of kick (without dirtying every dish in the…
Listen, Creamed Spinach Has Always Been My Cozy Zone So picture this — middle of winter, my dad shivering at the window declaring it’s ‘colder than a witch’s nose’ outside (he actually used another word, but you know) and the rest of us in the kitchen, basically waiting for something, anything, to warm us up….
Let’s Talk About Why I Obsess Over These Rolls If you would’ve told me years ago that Parker House rolls—those pillowy, golden bundles—would become the star of my Thanksgiving spread, I probably would’ve raised an eyebrow and kept mashing my potatoes. But here we are. There’s just something nostalgic about them; I remember the first…
Let’s Talk About This Stuffing (And My Slight Obsession with It) So—real talk—I have a theory that stuffing is the true star of any feast. Turkey, ham, whatever… fine, but the stuffing? That’s what people actually fight over in my family. I remember one Thanksgiving a few years back when my cousin (not naming names,…
Let’s Talk About These Ferrero Rocher Pistachio Brownies You ever have one of those days where you want to impress yourself (and maybe your mates, if they’re lucky)? That’s pretty much how I ended up making these outrageously decadent Ferrero Rocher Pistachio Brownies. The first time was after a long week, I’d just cleaned out…