Crisp Nashville Hot Mozzarella Sticks
One Saturday afternoon, I ran into my neighbor Liz at the local farmer’s market while we were both elbow-deep in sampling local honey and chit-chatting...
Chicken Scampi With Creamy Garlic Parmesan Rice
We’d just wrapped up a long Sunday of clearing out the garage—one of those projects you keep pushing off until it starts nagging at you...
French Onion Beefloaf With Swiss
My daughter had a choir performance last Friday, and we invited her best friend’s family over afterward for a late dinner. I only had about...
Easy Brown Sugar Pineapple Ham Bake
One rainy Friday afternoon, I stopped by my neighbor Lorraine’s porch to drop off a container of soup I’d made. She had just come back...
Creamy Marry Me Chicken Pasta
My neighbor Claire came over one afternoon while our kids were outside playing soccer in the yard. She was frazzled—end-of-school-year madness, dance recitals, final exams—the...
Pizza Peperoni Tacos
My husband and I had just gotten home from a long Saturday of errands—the kind where you blink and it’s already dark outside. The kids...
Slow-Cooker Salisbury Steak Meatballs
Last year, our neighborhood started this sweet little idea—a once-a-month “lazy potluck.” Everyone brings a dish that’s low-effort but full of comfort. No fancy prep....
Pecan Pie Muffins
One of my son’s best friend, Zach, was over one Saturday morning—one of those slow, overcast weekends when the whole house feels like it’s wrapped...
Easiest Strawberry Lasagna
Last spring, after a long day helping our neighborhood gardening group tidy up the old flowerbeds by the community park, we all gathered for a...
Chicken Bacon Ranch Tacos
Last summer, my son’s high school soccer team made it to the playoffs. The energy in our house was electric between team dinners, late practices,...