Pistachio Pudding Cookies That’ll Make You Look Like a Baking Genius (Even Though They’re Super Easy) Okay, so here’s the thing about pistachio pudding cookies. I made them for the first time about three years ago because my sister-in-law brought…
Black forest trifle is hands down the most impressive dessert I’ve ever made that requires basically zero actual baking skills. And I say this as someone who once burned brownies so badly that the smoke alarm went off and my…
Cranberry meatballs are basically the easiest party appetizer I’ve ever made and people act like I’m some kind of cooking genius when I bring them to holiday gatherings. Which is hilarious because the first time I made them, I used…
Chicken and dumplings is one of those dishes that I thought was way too complicated to make until I actually tried it. And now I make it like every other week because it turns out it’s actually pretty easy and…
So here’s the thing—I didn’t even like eggnog until I made this cheesecake. And now I’m obsessed. Last Christmas, my sister-in-law brought this eggnog cheesecake to our family dinner and I was like “ugh, eggnog” because I’ve always thought it…
Peppermint meltaway cookies are literally called “meltaways” and I thought that was just marketing hype until I made them for the first time last December and honestly almost ate the entire batch myself before the Christmas party. They actually melt…
Christmas cookie bars are my absolute saving grace during the holidays. And I mean that literally because last year I signed up for THREE cookie exchanges before realizing I’d committed to baking like 15 dozen cookies in two weeks. Panic…
So beef tenderloin. This is the fancy one. The expensive one. The one you absolutely cannot mess up because it costs like $80 and if you ruin it, you might as well have just set four twenty-dollar bills on fire….
Look, I’ve probably made mac and cheese a thousand times in my life. And I’m still learning things about it. Last week I tried making it for dinner and completely forgot to drain the pasta properly—so it was basically mac…
Okay, so last year I showed up to my sister’s Christmas party with store-bought chips and dip. Again. And she gave me that look. You know the one. The “really, you couldn’t even try?” look. So this year, I was determined…