This Was the Night I Nearly Burned the Lamb (But Didn’t…) So buckle up, friend, here we go—rack of lamb, beans, and tomatoes, a proper showstopper in Gordon Ramsay’s signature style. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve attempted to impress my in-laws with this dish (once nearly burning the lamb because I got…
Let’s Talk Cheesecake (And a Little Mayhem in the Kitchen) Okay, imagine this: it’s a blustery Saturday, I’ve promised my brother “the real-deal New York cheesecake” (the kind that tastes like it waltzed out of a bakery in Manhattan), and as usual, I’ve completely misjudged how long cream cheese takes to reach room temp. And…
The Time I Finally Got My Eggs Right (Thanks Oprah!) Alright, let me set the scene. It was a Saturday, rain pouring and me standing in the kitchen in my mismatched pajamas, trying (yet again) not to murder a bowl of eggs. I used to think scrambled eggs were easy-peasy—until I landed on Oprah’s 4-ingredient…
Let Me Tell You About This Taco Soup (And That Time I Forgot the Cilantro) If you’ve ever found yourself shivering in front of the fridge at 7:12pm on a Tuesday, staring at a pack of chicken thighs and absolutely no dinner plan, you’re in good company. That’s basically how this Whole30 Chicken Taco Soup…
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,…
There’s Just Something About Thanksgiving Prime Rib Okay, true confession—I used to think turkey was the only way to go for Thanksgiving, like some sort of unspoken rule handed down from Aunt Linda. But three years ago, my oven had a meltdown halfway through roasting the bird (no, really—it was like a bad sitcom episode)….
C’mon In – It’s Ham Time, Friend! If you’ve ever come to my house around Thanksgiving (or honestly, any excuse for a cozy dinner), you’ve probably gotten a big ol’ slice of this maple glazed ham shoved into your hand before you even settle in. It’s the kind of thing I started making after a…