When I was a kid, my grandma kept a dented old slow cooker on the counter like a household pet — always warm, always ready. On crisp November […]
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Baked Cream Cheese Chicken
I swear I didn’t set out to invent a comfort-food legend — I just wanted dinner on the table before my evening Zoom meeting. Cue this glorious casserole […]
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Thick & Chewy Candy Bar Blondies
Warning: I take candy bars very seriously. I once hid a stash of chocolate in the pantry and pretended I didn’t know the sticky fingerprints led directly to […]
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Snickerdoodle Blondies
My grandmother kept a battered metal tin of snickerdoodle cookies on the counter, and every time I opened it a warm cloud of cinnamon-sugar puffed up and wrapped […]
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Mini No-Bake Cheesecakes
I have to confess: I make these mini cheesecakes whenever I need a tiny victory in life. Think of them as dessert-sized high-fives. They come together so fast […]
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Baked Chicken Chimichangas Chichis
When I was a kid, my mom used to fry everything that could possibly go crunchy — shoes, I’m convinced, would have been next if she’d had the […]
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Pecan Pie Cheesecake
Okay, my favorite little kitchen confession: I tuck a tiny trick into this pecan pie cheesecake that makes the texture impossibly smooth — and I’m sharing it like […]
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Espresso Chocolate Chip Cake
Okay, imagine me in my kitchen, hair doing that “I’ve been baking” thing and a mug of strong coffee at my elbow — because yes, this cake wakes […]
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Starbucks Copycat Lemon Loaf
I’ll let you in on a little kitchen secret: the best Starbucks lemon loaf never actually needs a drive-through. I stumbled on this trick during a rainy afternoon […]
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Baked Cheesy Chicken Peppers
I’m going to say something wildly honest: I once made these stuffed peppers to impress a date and ended up falling in love with the dish more than […]