Okay, confession time: I once hid a whole bag of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in the back of my pantry and told myself I bought them “for baking.” […]
Dessert
Bourbon Almond Praline Sweet Potato Cheesecake
Holiday desserts are my love language, and this one screams cozy fall dinner party — think Thanksgiving with a little jazz hands. I always bring this Bourbon Almond […]
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Baked Salmon Meatballs Avocado
I once tried to woo someone with a fancy salmon dinner and instead served them a plate of oddly shaped fish meatballs — turns out charm works better […]
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Baked Salmon Asparagus Lemon
Chef’s secret time: I’m about to let you in on a tiny trick that makes weeknight salmon taste like a restaurant dish. Slip a thin pat of cold […]
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Baked Ranch Chicken Breasts
Chef’s secret time: I found this trick the hard way after too many dry chicken dinners—coat the breasts in a little melted butter, press on a crunchy panko-ranch […]
Dessert
Ghost Cookies (Black Cocoa Cookies)
Okay, imagine me in an apron that definitely has cookie crumbs on it, waving a spatula like a magic wand — because these Ghost Cookies deserve drama. I […]
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Baked Protein Pancake Bowls
Chef’s secret time: I stumbled on this one when I tried to make breakfast for a blur of weekend guests and found my skillet mysteriously full of other […]
Dessert
Cinnamon Swirl Apple Cider Donut Bundt Cake
Warm, sticky hands, a sweater that smelled like cinnamon, and my grandmother’s laugh — that’s the first thing that comes to mind when I make this cake. I […]
Dessert
Cranberry Orange Rolls
My grandmother kept a little recipe card for these rolls tucked into a cookbook stained with decades of spills, and every holiday morning smelled like cinnamon-sugar and orange […]
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Baked Potato Steak Bites
Chef’s secret: I didn’t discover this by accident — I reverse-engineered my favorite steakhouse bite to work on a weeknight, and wow, it feels like cheating. The trick? […]