This cookie is a riff on our very popular Cadbury Egg Cookies; it’s been slightly modified to make one single GIANT cookie!  This is an amazingly soft, chewy chocolate cookie that is studded with crunchy bits of everyone’s favorite eggs.  If it’s not Cadbury-Egg-Season, feel free to sub in another add-in.  We love this one… Read Post

These rich and fudgy Mint Brownies are PERFECTION.  The base layer is dense and chewy (in a good way) and it’s topped with a cool and creamy peppermint icing.  The top layer is a buttery ganache and my favorite way to eat these is chilled from the fridge. This is the exact Mint Brownies recipe… Read Post

The other night, I made a taco bar for the cast of my son’s cast of his high school production of Footloose. I used our slow cooker taco chicken and pico de gallo and guacamole and cantina salsa. We had soft tacos and salad and it was delicious and all these kids were like, “OMG, do… Read Post

I recently asked my Instagram audience what struggles they had working with raw meat and a huge number of people were confused at the instruction to “cut meat against the grain”.  I did this quick video series to explain it and I wanted to share it here, as well! What is the “grain” when talking… Read Post

Sometimes I do cook-with-me series on my Instagram channel where I video the cooking process as I’m making something up as I go.  Recently, with the intent of using up some leftover ingredients in my fridge, I made this creamy smoked sausage soup and it was a huge hit with both my family (my kids requested it… Read Post

So you probably know by now that Sara and I are HUGE Schitt’s Creek fans. It took me longer to get on board–I tried (and quit) a couple of times, but Sara told me that if I didn’t watch it, it was going to put our relationship in danger. Always one to succumb to emotional blackmail, I… Read Post

If you subscribe to our newsletter, you  may remember this recipe for Cabbage Roll Soup. It’s been a newsletter exclusive for 5 years, but it’s so good and so sad and forgotten that I feel like now is the time for it to shine. I love cabbage rolls. A lot. However, I can’t find good… Read Post

The Giant Cookie revolution continues, this time with a GIANT soft, rich and buttery sugar cookie with silky smooth chocolate buttercream.  If you love our traditional giant sugar cookie, this recipe is based off of that one! This giant chocolate sugar cookie gets its distinct flavor from melted chocolate (not cocoa powder) for both flavor… Read Post

When I was a kid, my mom’s go-to dinner when she didn’t know what to feed us was hamburger and onions. What is Hamburger and Onions, you ask? Well. It’s hamburger. And onions. Just hamburger sautéed with onions. Some salt and pepper. Maybe some Worcestershire sauce mixed in there if she was feeling fancy. I’d… Read Post

This White Chocolate Raspberry Cheesecake has been a long-time reader favorite, even though it’s never been on our website until now!  First developed for a calendar we had years ago, the recipe was then placed in our Savoring the Seasons Cookbook, where it has become a beloved favorite. Sitting on top of a chocolate cookie… Read Post

So as we move our way into a new year, I think a lot of us are thinking about self-care. A really practical form of self-care. It’s a term that’s been floating around for awhile now…at first, it was kind of this “treat yo self” idea… Oh, and believe me, I can really get onboard… Read Post

This GIANT Chocolate Peppermint Bark Cookie is soft and chocolaty, studded with creamy white chocolate chips and a cool touch of peppermint. Crushed candy canes on top add a crackly topping! This is one of 10 Giant Cookie Recipes and over 70 more pages of holiday goodies perfect for giving in our new e-book, Gifts… Read Post