Quick Easy Recipes

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but honestly? These Mummy Meatball Sliders have a permanent spot in my Halloween rotation. The thing is, … Read more

By the third time I made mummy hot dogs that week, I realized I had a problem. Not a bad problem, mind you — more … Read more

This was supposed to be a roasted carrot situation. You know, the kind where you toss them in oil, sprinkle them with salt, and let … Read more

I completely ruined green beans for Thanksgiving dinner three years in a row. Not a little overcooked—I mean sad, gray, mushy piles that nobody touched. … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just mash the sweet potatoes the night before and assemble everything in the morning. I started to explain why … Read more

I want a cranberry sauce that doesn’t taste like a can. That’s it. That’s the whole thought that hit me last November while staring at … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday last November, and I had a sudden, overwhelming need for cranberry sauce. Not the jiggly canned stuff—though … Read more

My neighbor Margot watched me wrestling with a butternut squash one Tuesday evening, my knife stuck halfway through the thing like I was trying to … Read more

My eight-year-old nephew asked why I couldn’t just wrap the hot dogs in crescent roll dough and bake them. I started to explain why that … Read more

There used to be a little café on the corner of Elm and 4th in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible veggie platter … Read more