Broccoli Rice Casserole
We are now t-minus two weeks from Turkey Day in 2020, which will totally bizarro thanks to the ‘rona. Need help planning a menu? I shared a whole round-up of my favorite holiday dishes and drinks last year, which you can check out here. It only makes sense that...
Cheeseburger Mac and Cheese
The salad is just for decoration. Kidding! (Or am I?) Surely I am not the only person who has been craving comfort food like crazy lately, right? Casseroles, roasts, chili, grilled cheese. So. Much. Grilled. Cheese. I’m sure that’s just a sign of brain frittering away its last few...
Dill Pickle Pot Roast aka Pickle Beef
I am from a town perhaps best known for its annual Prime Beef Festival, so yes, of course I am fluent in all things cow. Well, all things cow that can be consumed, anyway. I’m not a bovine brainiac beyond knowing how to turn slabs of meat into meltingly...
Tuna Casserole
Tuna casserole: the queen of divisive nostalgic dishes from your childhood! You either love this or hate this. If you hate it, I promise there are other things for you to eat, so mosey on to another recipe. Now that we’re down to Team Tuna people, this takes 30...
Homemade Egg Noodles
Welcome to our new normal. Sheltering in place, self-quarantines, that deeply unsettling “So when does this start to feel like Mad Max?” aura permeating the air. None of this is normal. But it is our new normal. So, please stay the fuck inside. Seriously. Use this homebound time to...
Potato, Cabbage, and Beef Soup
Ugly soup is good soup. Why are you judging your soup by its appearance anyway? It just wants to love you and fill you with warm, delightful feelings, but there you are, unable to get beyond its middling looks in favor of something infinitely more Instagrammable. Wait, did this...
Pork and Shrimp Dumplings
We’re looking at another gross weekend forecast, to which I say BRING IT ON! A cold, snowy winter weekend spent trapped inside with no one but me, myself, and I? (Okay, and my dog Baines!) Talk about an actual introvert’s dream come true. I’m like a doomsday prepper, only...
Roasted Tomato Sauce with Butter and Onion
You’re probably starting to notice that I gravitate toward food that sounds fancy but is actually basic and easy (just like me!). Weeknight cooking is not my favorite. And, of course, because I AM WHO I AM, I also do not enjoy most leftovers. Reheated food is right up...
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
If you’re a monster like me, you basically hate all standard Thanksgiving dishes. Don’t get me wrong; I realize I am a weirdo. In theory, it all sounds so delicious! In reality, this holiday is when my claim of being a reformed picky eater rings hollow. Turkey? More like...