White Chocolate Strawberry Swirl Cake
When I was eight, I baked my mom a birthday cake using boxed mix and a whole stick of margarine. It puffed up, collapsed, and...
Mini Baked Parmesan Potato Rounds
Last Saturday afternoon, with a fridge full of potatoes and a house full of hungry kids fresh from soccer practice, I remembered a quick snack...
Chicken Veggie Stir Fry
Last winter, we got snowed in during a weekend storm that blanketed the entire neighborhood in white. Power stayed on, thank goodness, but the roads...
Moist Rhubarb Lemonade Pound Cake
A few summers back, I stumbled into a small-town farmer’s market while road-tripping through the Pacific Northwest. It was early June, rhubarb season at its...
Philly Cheesesteak Stromboli Roll-Up
Rainy weekends tend to push me into the kitchen. Something about the rhythm of the falling rain pairs perfectly with sizzling skillets and the comfort...
Glazed Strawberry Buttermilk Cake
The rain had started just after breakfast, turning our backyard into a puddled patchwork and canceling every plan my daughter had made for the day....
Lemon Buttermilk Pound Cake
The week my herb garden got taken over by mint, I accidentally rediscovered my love for lemons. I was making iced tea to use up...
Jalapeño Popper Stuffed Onion Rings
One day, I was knee-deep in recipe testing for a backyard game-day menu. I had bacon grease on my shirt, my kitchen smelled like a...
Mashed Potato Bacon Bombs
During a rainy Saturday afternoon, the kind that leaves you in socks and sweaters all day, my kids were restless and begging for snacks. We’d...
Strawberry Cheesecake Cookies
I was scrolling through an old folder of handwritten recipe notes—creases, smudges, and all—when I found a page labeled “Dessert Experiments: Spring.” No date, no...