Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Crispy Grilled Cheese Croutons
I was standing in the parking lot of a hardware store last November when the smell hit me. It wasn’t the scent of lumber or … Read more
Easy Cozy Sausage and Potato Soup with Kale
The office chili cook-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipe, slow-simmered all day, probably … Read more
Creamy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili with Poblano
My brother-in-law claimed he hated white chicken chili for seven years. Seven years. He’d make a face every time someone mentioned it, launching into a … Read more
Best Game Day Chocolate Chip Skillet Cookie
There used to be a sports bar on the corner of 3rd and Main that made a chocolate chip cookie the size of a dinner … Read more
Easy Ham and Swiss Pinwheel Appetizers for Tailgating
The plumber was hunched over my kitchen sink, muttering something about a pipe that had seen better days. I was two hours into a tailgate … Read more
Ultimate Buffalo Chicken Tailgate Dip – Easy Game Day Recipe
I grabbed the wrong cream cheese. That’s how this whole thing started. It was the morning of the biggest game of the season, and I … Read more
Easy Crockpot Three-Bean Chili Recipe for Game Day
My buddy Marcus wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his place to grab a ladder I’d borrowed, and this smell hit me before … Read more
Perfect Roasted Eggplant Parmesan Stacks (Easy Recipe!)
“Why can’t you just roast the eggplant slices instead of frying them?” My friend Jenna asked me this while I was breading and pan-frying yet … Read more
Easy Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Cold Foam Cold Brew
I swore I wasn’t going to become one of those people. You know the ones—standing in line at Starbucks every single morning, spending what feels … Read more
Ultimate Reese’s Peanut Butter Poke Cake – Easy Homemade Dessert
My neighbor Karen watched me hauling a grocery bag full of chocolate bars and peanut butter into my apartment last Tuesday. She didn’t say anything … Read more