Easy Slow Cooker Venison Chili – Best Hunting Season Recipe
The first time I made this slow cooker venison chili, it was for a hunting camp potluck that I was honestly a little nervous about. … Read more
Easy Red Velvet Heart Cupcakes for Valentine’s Day
I was standing in the baking aisle of a grocery store last February, staring at a dusty box of red velvet cake mix, when a … Read more
Lighter Savory Ranch Christmas Chex Mix
My sister-in-law, Jen, swore she hated Chex Mix. For years. Like, since childhood. She’d scrunch up her nose at holiday parties and mutter something about … Read more
Best Black Velvet Birthday Cake for a Scorpio Celebration
The Scorpio season potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My friend Marcus, a Scorpio who takes his birthday month very seriously, had … Read more
Perfect Quick Sourdough Discard Focaccia with Rosemary
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a florist shop on a side street in Portland that made the most incredible rosemary focaccia. … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Peppermint Mocha Hot Chocolate
I was at my local hardware store last December, of all places, picking up a new snow shovel. The guy at the counter, a grizzled … Read more
Best Limoncello Spritz Recipe for New Year’s Eve
Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday in late December to drop off a Christmas gift I’d … Read more
Lighter Gingerbread Bundt Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze
This was supposed to be a gingerbread loaf. A simple, humble loaf cake—the kind you throw together on a Sunday afternoon without thinking too hard. … Read more
Perfect Soft Christmas Sugar Cookie Cutouts – Easy Holiday Recipe
My neighbor across the hall, a quiet guy named Dave who mostly kept to himself, poked his head into my kitchen doorway one December afternoon. … Read more
The Best Spiked Christmas Eggnog with Nutmeg
My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated eggnog for thirty-seven years. Wouldn’t touch the stuff. Made a whole performance of it every December—wrinkling his nose when … Read more