Gravy really is one of the easiest sauces to make and to fail! But it doesn’t have to be if you follow a couple of tried and true steps. When I buy my turkey, I always also buy some additional turkey wings. Pull the giblet packet from the cavity of the bird and use everything […]
There is no need to invent the wheel here when others have done such a good job already! Thank you Dorie Greenspan for this deliciously perfect pumpkin pie recipe. Whenever I use someone else’s recipe I always take a little liberty with the ingredient list and so should you! In baking though, some ingredients should […]
It’s my exceptional Thanksgiving dressing. I know it’s dressing because I’m not stuffing it up a bird, but doesn’t stuffing sound more Thanksgiving-ish? Anywho, dressing/stuffing is a crowd-pleaser in my house, and a requirement on the Thanksgiving table or my family would surely riot! This is the dressing I have been perfecting for years and […]
If I wasn’t already married, I might call this marry me salad. When my husband first tasted this he was more enthusiastic about a salad than I have ever seen him, and made the bold statement, “This is my new favorite thing!” I will admit it is perfection and my new favorite fall combo. If […]
I love a tart and fresh cranberry sauce, made from whole berries and zippy ginger, not a fan of the sauce that comes from a can. I know there is a lot of debate over this topic, and everyone has an opinion, but the canned variety has a grainy texture and cloying taste that just […]
Maybe it’s both! I can’t even call this a recipe it’s more of a blueprint. It’s really what I want to snack on before the main meal comes out. And, if you are anything like me, you have so much food being prepared for dinner but planned nothing for mid-day eating. It’s everyone fending for […]
Who doesn’t love a good ranch? Am I right, or am I right? Nothing is better than a good creamy ranch for salad or a crudité platter. We grew up on this stuff! I don’t know about you all, but the ranch I grew up on was Hidden Valley. Now, my mom did not buy […]
10 Days Wandering, Eating, and Drinking in Paris I am so excited to share my Paris guide with you. This is a trip I have been dreaming of for longer than I can remember, and Paris does not disappoint. There is no one right way to do Paris, but this is how I like to […]
Sunday Pasta Club Ep. 1 For the down and dirty on what went right, what went wrong, and how I fixed recipe errors, subscribe to my newsletter. At the beginning of 2023, I decided to spend the year on a journey through the endless different pasta shapes, sauces, doughs, and processes, documenting my journey with […]
Each year right after Christmas, my family unceremoniously drenched the simple dish of large dried lima beans and ham hock cooked in water, at the table with the only garnish that made it palatable: ketchup. Lima beans and ham prove my die-hard mantra: “If you don’t like a food, you have not had it prepared […]