Let's Talk About Pumpkin Biscoff Cheesecake, Friend You know those times when you've got the urge to bake something that tastes like autumn wrapped up in a snuggly blanket? That's when I go rummaging for the pumpkin purée and a packet of Biscoff (and, shocker, sometimes the jar of Biscoff spread too—don't judge). This Pumpkin …
The Tale of These Raspberry White Chocolate Beauties You know, I never meant to become That Cookie Person, but here we are. I blame my cousin, who once brought these so-called ‘fancy’ raspberry white chocolate cookies to a family BBQ (probably just to show me up, let's be real). Well, the first bite changed my …
Sometimes You Just Need Gooey, Cheesy Comfort (with Onions!) Okay, listen, if you’ve ever found yourself elbow-deep in a chilly week and wondering why soup doesn’t come with noodles more often... you’re my people. I started making this Decadent French Onion Soup Mac & Cheese Comfort Bowl on one of those dreary evenings where, I …
Let Me Tell You About Raspberry Chocolate Lasagna Dessert Alright, so the first time I made this Raspberry Chocolate Lasagna Dessert, I was mostly just trying to impress my book club. You know, those friends who say they aren’t judging but then show up with perfect croissants? Anyway, my dog ended up snagging half the …
So, This Soup Actually Started as an Accident... Alright, confession up front: this Creamy Parmesan Italian Sausage Ditalini Soup recipe was born out of a classic "oh no, what's for dinner?" moment. The fridge was looking sad, there was half a tub of Parmesan hanging out on the shelf, a random link of Italian sausage …
The Cookies I Crave on Stormy Afternoons Alright, pull up a chair and let me tell you: these Best Ever Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies have ruined me for regular cookies. I first baked these on a grey Saturday when I should've been cleaning the living room (sorry mum, that never happened); instead, I decided cookies …
Let Me Tell You About Creamy Garlic Alfredo with Cabbage Alright, hang on to your aprons. I've got a recipe for Creamy Garlic Alfredo with Tender Cabbage that's gotten me through more than a few weird Wednesdays—well, and a couple of Mondays, honestly. I first made this when my fridge was looking a little... sparse …
Let Me Tell You About My Ginger Lime Pork Days Alright, do you ever get stuck in that rut where every dinner is some variation of chicken and... something? Yeah. Me too, mate. But a few years ago, after a particularly soggy Tuesday, I decided enough was enough and scrounged around my fridge for inspiration. …
Pull Up a Chair: How I Fell For Honey-Glazed Corn Casserole Alright, friend—imagine it’s mid-November, and it’s so chilly you can see your breath on the window glass. That’s always when my hands seem to just reach for corn (canned, frozen, doesn’t matter, as long as it’s around). I first made this honey-glazed corn casserole …
Let Me Tell You About My Crispy Ranch-Breaded Mushrooms Okay, story time. One autumn, my nephew said mushrooms were "just weird rubbery things," which, alright, kind of made me laugh (and a tiny bit offended since, well, I grew up thinking they were basically vegetable candy). So on a rainy Saturday—with nothing better to do …
How This Mash-Up Became a Family Fave (Blame Movie Night) So, last winter, we had this Friday tradition — pile on the couch, questionable movie choices, and something hearty bubbling away in the kitchen. That's actually when the whole Cheesy Beef Enchilada Tortellini thing started. At first, the idea sounded a bit mad: Tex-Mex meets …
Alright, friend, let me tell you about this Dill Pickle Parmesan Chicken—honestly, I made it for the first time on a total whim because, well, pickles were multiplying in my fridge and my family was looking at plain chicken like it was cardboard. Sometimes I'll get a wild hair and just start pouring leftover brine …
So, Let's Talk Soft and Chewy Sugar Cookies You know those days when only a perfectly pillowy, not-too-crispy sugar cookie will do? Yeah, I've had more of those than I'd care to admit. Once my nephew tried to help and we ended up with flour on the dog (don’t ask!). But honestly, this recipe is …
Let Me Tell You About This Cozy Sweet Potato Bowl So, the first time I threw together a Sweet Potato Beef Bowl with Hot Honey and Cottage Cheese was one of those accidental weeknights where the fridge looked pretty sad and I was half tempted to just order a pizza. You know how it goes …
This Yogurt Toast Always Brings a Smile So—yogurt toast, huh? Not exactly the breakfast my gran grew up with, but you know what? I whipped this up last summer when we had pals crash after a late-night card game (bad idea for sleep, great idea for bonding), and now it’s my husband's "serious breakfast," which …
Catching Up Over Brussels Sprouts (No, Seriously) I never thought I'd be the person singing the praises of Brussels sprouts, but here we are. Honestly, I grew up thinking they were just punishment—looking at you, overboiled school dinners. But fate, curiosity, and a persistent friend (thanks, Lisa) led me, somewhat skeptically, to roast them for …
You Have to Try This Spicy Salmon Sushi Bake (Or at Least Laugh at My Tries) You know, I never thought I’d be a sushi-bake kind of person. But a few years back—right when everyone and their gran started layering sushi rice and fish in casserole dishes—I caved and gave this Easy Spicy Salmon Sushi …
Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin: The Backstory (And a Tangent...) Alright, so here’s the thing. The first time I made Spaghetti Squash Au Gratin, I was half-convinced it would turn out like something a rabbit would politely pass over (long story about a family holiday potluck, remind me to tell you another time). But somewhere between …
Pull Up a Chair: Why I Make (and Love) Frito Cowboy Cabbage If you’ve never had Frito Cowboy Cabbage, you’re in for a treat, truly. I stumbled onto this recipe one summer while staring into my almost-bare pantry, desperate for something filling (and not another boring salad). My neighbor, who’s always full of wild ideas …
Well, Here's the Story: Why Buttermilk Fried Chicken? You know how some recipes just stick around in your head forever—like that weird jingle you can't quite shake? For me, this buttermilk fried chicken is that catchy tune. First time I made it, I probably overcooked half the batch (rookie move), but even then, everyone hovered …
Let Me Tell You About Tini’s Mac and Cheese I’m not going to pretend I grew up in a castle (or even a fancy house, really), but if anything ever felt royal at my childhood table, it was Tini’s Mac and Cheese. You know those days when the weather is just miserable or you’re so …
Cue the Smell: My Favorite Cookie Memory Alright, so you know those days when you walk into a kitchen and it smells like pure buttery heaven? Yeah, that’s what these cookies do. I remember once in college I tried out this wild idea—adding a pinch of sea salt right at the end, and let me …
Let’s Just Dive In — My Fruit Punch Saga You know that feeling when summer sneaks up way too soon and you realize you’re hosting a backyard hangout—yep, panic mode. One year I totally forgot to buy drinks, so I ended up improvising a fruit punch with whatever I could scavenge from my fridge and …
So... Onion Rings, but Like, in Chip Form? Tell Me More! Honestly, I never thought I’d be the person raving about something called “Viral Onion Ring Chips”—I’m usually a plain ol’ potato chip gal at heart. That said, the first time I tried these, I was standing in my kitchen, eating basically the entire batch …
Apple Cinnamon Protein Muffins: A Chatty Guide to My Favorite Cozy Snack OK, first off, let me just say that the first time I whipped these up, the whole kitchen smelled like a hug. I wish I could bottle that up and spritz it around my house when the weather gets grumpy (but until then, …
Let's Chat About This Chicken and Chickpea Curry Alright, so, I think I’ve made this dish about a hundred times—give or take a few when I got distracted and ended up just ordering pizza instead (oops). The last time I cooked it, my neighbor wandered in because “something smelled way too good to ignore” (hi, …
Okay, so let me just begin by saying if you’ve peeked into my kitchen around 6:30 pm (or, eh, 7:15 on those circus days) you’d probably catch me standing there, hair in total chaos, trying to juggle a salad with one hand and shooing the dog away with the other. And what’s coming out of …
So I Made These Muffins and Now My Family Thinks I'm a Wizard You know those days when you wander into the kitchen, trip over the dog, and decide you have to bake muffins or you'll lose your mind? That's exactly how these Greek Yogurt Sweet Potato Muffins with Spelt Flour appeared in my house. …
Hey There, Fancy Some Pumpkin Soup? You know those chilly evenings when you just crave something warm, but not the same old thing for the twentieth time? Well, that’s me most autumns—and last year, after a long day dodging falling leaves (and my neighbour’s slightly wild dog), I cobbled together this high protein pumpkin soup …
The Bagel That Surprised Me (Honestly, It’s THAT Good) So let me just say, I didn’t grow up with cottage cheese anything—like, nobody was sneaking it into my school lunches, you know? But one misty Saturday morning, after snoozing my alarm far too many times, I stumbled onto this cottage cheese bagel recipe that, to …
Alright, so picture this: It’s a rainy afternoon, the kitchen’s a mess (flour streaked across my sleeve, again), and these banana cream cheese muffins are baking away, promising to turn the whole house into a bakery. You know those days when you find two sad bananas chilling on the counter, looking more freckled than a …
The Story Behind This Mousse (and Why It Matters to My Sanity) Alright, let me set the scene. It's a Tuesday night. Work's been bonkers (again), fridge is looking a bit sad, and I've got a craving for something chocolaty but the whole "eat more protein" thing is buzzing like a bee in my head. …
You Have to Try These Easy French Dip Sliders (Trust Me!) Alright, let me start by painting you a little word picture: It’s a wet Saturday, the kind that makes you want to hibernate, and somehow you’ve got a hungry crowd in your kitchen (or, in my case, a teen and his perpetually ravenous friends—seriously, …
Pull Up a Chair—Let’s Talk About This Veggie Lasagna I still remember the first time I tried making this veggie cottage cheese lasagna, years ago on a rainy Saturday when the telly wouldn't cooperate with my mood. I'd intended to make something else (probably spaghetti), but I found random veggies in the crisper that were …
Let's Cozy Up: When I First Made This Soup Alright, so here's a funny thing—I once tried to make this Hearty Creamy Ditalini Soup for a bunch of friends after an unusually cold autumn hike. Everyone was windswept and in dire need of, well, anything hot. I didn't have half the fancy stuff recipes online …
If you’d told me a few years ago that Pop Tarts would someday become the foundation for my family’s favourite holiday tradition, I probably would’ve snorted coffee out my nose. But here we are! When the air turns nippy and my counters are scattered with all manner of candy, it’s officially Pop Tart Gingerbread House …
A Cozy Bowl with a Little Surprise Alright, you ever have one of those days where the clock just sprints away from you, and before you know it it's nearly dinnertime and the fridge isn't exactly brimming with gourmet inspiration? Well, that's exactly when I first whipped up this wild little number — my 35-Minute …
So, Let Me Tell You About My Amish Maple Turkey Breast Adventure… Hey there! Okay, story time: the first time I made this Slow Cooker Amish Maple Turkey Breast, I was up to my elbows in peeling potatoes with my wild dog chasing her own tail in the background. You know the kind of day—when …
Let's Get This Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl Party Started Okay, so let me tell you—this Healthy Sweet Potato Burrito Bowl has seen me through all kinds of chaos (kids' soccer practice, an ill-timed power outage, you name it). First time I made it, I used way too much lime—like, sour face for days. But even …
A Cozy Night in With My French Onion Chicken Orzo Casserole Oh man, where do I even start with this one? This French Onion Chicken Orzo Casserole has become the thing I whip up when I want something really comforting but also, weirdly enough, a bit impressive. Honestly, it’s like a hug in a dish. …