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…
Twix Cookies (Because Life’s Too Short for Just Candy Bars) Twix cookies are my current obsession and I’m not even embarrassed about it anymore. This whole thing started when I saw someone post them on Instagram—or was it TikTok? Honestly…
Bakery style chocolate chip cookies are the reason I can’t eat the regular thin ones anymore. I know that sounds dramatic, but once you go thick and gooey, you can’t go back. So this whole thing started last summer when…
Eggnog snickerdoodles have officially taken over my December baking schedule and I’m not even sorry about it. So here’s the story. Last year I showed up to my sister’s cookie exchange with regular snickerdoodles because I thought I was being…
Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I avoided making pot roast for YEARS because I thought it was this complicated thing my grandma did that required some kind of secret cooking gene I didn’t inherit. Turns out? Easy slow…
Okay, so I need to tell you about this pumpkin wild rice soup situation. Because honestly? I avoided making it for the longest time thinking it would be one of those “Pinterest-perfect but tastes like cardboard” recipes. Spoiler alert: I…