Homemade KFC Chicken In The Oven
A few summers ago, we took a weekend road trip to the coast—just me, my husband, and our two teens packed into the SUV with...
Brown Sugar Grilled Pineapple
One sticky summer afternoon during a long weekend at my cousin’s lake house, we all decided to throw an impromptu backyard barbecue. It wasn’t anything...
White Cheddar And Spinach Chicken Burgers
Last week, my youngest son came home from soccer practice absolutely starving, and I realized we were in one of those dinner ruts—you know the...
Copycat Taco Bell Chili Cheese Burrito
You know those chaotic Tuesday evenings when the kids are finishing homework, someone’s shouting they can’t find their soccer cleats, and the dog is barking...
Luscious Lemon-Lime Cherry Pistachio Cheesecake
It was one of those hectic weeks—the kind where dinner gets plated while homework sprawls across the kitchen table and someone’s asking where their other...
Philadelphia Cream Cheese And Vanilla Cookies
Last February, our daughter came down with a nasty cold right before her birthday. The poor thing was heartbroken that her little sleepover party had...
Strawberry Cheesecake Stuffed Cookies
Some afternoons call for a little mess in the kitchen and a lot of joy on the faces around the dinner table. This past weekend,...
Marshmallow Whip Cheesecake Heaven
Every July, our family joins three other families for a long weekend in the mountains—no phones, no emails, just pine trees, messy buns, and a...
White Chocolate Strawberry Cheesecake
At the beginning of this year, we had our first family picnic at the lake in ages. Nothing fancy—just some lawn chairs, a patchy quilt,...
Monte Cristo Sandwich
That Tuesday, I remember standing in the kitchen, still half in my work clothes, holding two slices of brioche bread and wondering if I could...