If you’d told me a few years ago I’d be pan-frying gnocchi instead of just boiling it like I learned from my mum (who, to be fair, usually chose the quickest route to get dinner on the table after work), I’d have probably made a face. But one random Thursday, out of pure kitchen boredom,…
Let Me Tell You About the First Time I Made This So, I’ll never forget the first time I tried making a German pancake. It was raining in Seattle (shocker, right?), I was grumpy, and the lovely folks on Instagram kept taunting me with these poofy golden crepe-thingies. I thought, eh, pancakes in the oven?…
The Roll That Saved My Sunday Mornings Okay, so let’s get this out of the way: you know that feeling when brunch sneaks up on you but your motivation’s still hiding under the duvet? That’s exactly when I first cobbled together this Spinach Ham Breakfast Roll. Actually, my first attempt was a bit of a…
Starting off: My (kinda messy) relationship with Bread Bowl Dips If there’s one thing that can instantly remind me of lazy Sunday get-togethers at my cousin’s place (yes, the cousin who always makes too much food but forgets to chill enough drinks), it’s this seafood bread bowl dip. I actually made it for the first…
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…
Alright, so gingerbread cookies. Let me tell you—a proper gingerbread session in my kitchen usually starts out all merry and bright, and, by the end, there’s flour all over the cat and the kids have eaten half the decorations (and I usually don’t mind). My mum always made it sound like rolling out dough was…
Let Me Tell You About My Christmas Chocolate Bar Mishap (and Triumph!) I swear, these Christmas Chocolate Bars with Sprinkles have seen me through more than one holiday panic. There was that one year when my brother-in-law appeared unannounced; I had basically run out of every single cookie in the house—except for a lone tin…
Holiday Peppermint Bark: The One Candy I Genuinely Never Mess Up Okay, friend, this is my go-to Easy Peppermint Bark Recipe – Classic Christmas Candy in Minutes. I kid you not, I’ve whipped up a batch wearing pajamas (and once, a reindeer hat; it’s a long story) with less than an hour till folks turn…
Alright, friend, if you’re after a Christmas cookie that goes beyond the same old sugar or gingerbread stuff (don’t get me wrong, I love those too, but…) let’s talk about these hazelnut cookies sprinkled with sea salt. There’s a good chance you’ll get requests for seconds before the first batch has even cooled. The first…
Let Me Tell You About These Christmas Lofthouse Cookies First off—yep, I am one of those people who has to bake a ton of cookies during December (even when I’m low-key exhausted from stringing lights and untangling tinsel). Lofthouse-style cookies kinda became my thing after my cousin brought a batch to our family get-together one…