Cooking

Appetizers

Homemade Chinese Egg Rolls

This homemade Chinese egg rolls recipe is the real deal! Crispy wrappers stuffed with tender vegetables and vermicelli noodles make these egg rolls absolutely irresistible. Try my Easy Crab Rangoon or Chicken Fried Rice next. Why you’ll love it The secret is in cutting everything […]

Dinner

Creamy Garlic Shrimp Pasta

This creamy garlic shrimp pasta recipe is an elegant dish with big flavors! It’s so quick and easy, making it perfect for a weeknight dinner or a romantic date night. Why you’ll love it I came up with this recipe one night when I had […]

Main Dishes

Dolly Parton’s 5-Ingredient Casserole

Found this recipe scribbled on a note card at my mom’s house last Christmas. She’d written “Dolly’s chicken thing – MAKE THIS” across the top in all caps with three exclamation points. Apparently she’d gotten it from her friend Carol who swears Dolly Parton herself […]

Side Dish

Cheesy Au Gratin Potatoes

My friend Beth brought these to our potluck Thanksgiving two years ago. She set the pan down and within fifteen minutes it was gone. Like completely empty. People were scraping the corners with their forks trying to get the last bits of crispy cheese. She […]

Main Dishes

Chicken Pesto Pasta

Made this last Wednesday when my sister showed up unannounced with her kids around 5:30. Had about twenty minutes to get dinner on the table before the youngest one hit full meltdown mode. Threw this together with whatever was in the fridge – leftover chicken, […]

Desserts

Blackberry Dumplings

My cousin texted me last June asking if I remembered “those berry things with the dough chunks” our grandma used to make. I had no idea what she was talking about until she sent me a blurry photo of an old recipe card. Turned out […]

Main Dishes

One Pot Chicken Parmesan Pasta

My sister called me last Tuesday night asking what to make for dinner. She had chicken, pasta, and jarred sauce but was tired of making the same boring spaghetti. Told her about this recipe and she texted me an hour later saying her kids asked […]

Main Dishes

Southern Roadhouse Ribs

My neighbor Jim snow-blowed my entire driveway and sidewalk after that massive storm last winter. Took him like two hours. When I tried to pay him he waved me off and said “just make me some ribs sometime.” Found out from his wife that he’s […]

Cooking

Old-Fashioned Chicken Pot Pie

My friend’s mom made this for us after we helped her move last spring. We’d been hauling boxes and furniture all day, were exhausted and starving, and she pulls this massive pan of chicken pot pie out of the oven. Still one of the best […]

Main Dishes

Ground Beef Potato Casserole

My neighbor Sharon makes this every single time someone on our street needs a meal. New baby? This casserole shows up. Surgery? This casserole. Rough week? You guessed it. Finally asked her why this was her go-to and she said “because nobody’s ever not liked […]

Dinner

Savory Meat and Cheese Pie

A golden, flaky crust filled with seasoned ground beef, melted cheese, and a rich, savory filling — this Savory Meat and Cheese Pie is the kind of dinner that makes everyone pull up a chair and ask for seconds. It’s hearty, it’s comforting, and it […]

Desserts

Classic Bread Pudding with Vanilla Custard

his Classic Bread Pudding with Vanilla Custard is the ultimate cozy dessert — custardy on the inside, golden on top, and finished with a silky pourable vanilla sauce that soaks into every single bite. It’s warm, comforting, and uses simple ingredients you likely already have […]