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...
Chili Crisp
If you don’t have chili crisp in your fridge, like what are you even doing with your life? Bracingly spicy, drowning in umami goodness, and just salty-sweet enough to balance it all out, chili crisp was introduced to me by a friend a few years ago. You can find...
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...
Coffee Toffee
It wouldn’t be the holidays without using a staggering amount of butter, sugar, and coffee to bring joy to those around me. Coffee toffee has become a bit of a signature dish of mine around the holidays. Like The Boney Ball, it has its own cult following of salty-sweet...
The Boney Ball
Behold! The Boney Ball has arrived on this fair blog. The myth. The legend. The icon. The… cheese ball? These nostalgic treasures have enjoyed a bit of a renaissance in the last few years, but cheese balls have always held a special place in my heart. No, not because...
Cinnamon Rolls with Spiced Rum Icing
I’ll always be a savory girl at heart, but cinnamon rolls are my preferred sweet breakfast treat. Growing up, my favorite weekend tradition was making Pillsbury cinnamon rolls from the can with my grandma. I still love those damn things, but I opt to make homemade cinnamon rolls these...
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...