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Green bean casserole has been on my Thanksgiving table every single year since I was a kid. My grandma’s made it, and honestly I never questioned it until Camden came along with his dairy allergy and I had to actually read the back of a cream of mushroom soup can.
Movie night in our house is serious business. Shane picks something action-packed, Carolynn lobbies hard for anything animated, Camden just wants to sit in someone’s lap, and I’m over here trying to put together snacks that don’t involve me standing at the stove for forty-five minutes after a full day.
Every holiday season I go on a mission to find a party appetizer that feels a little fancy without actually requiring me to be fancy. You know the type. Something that looks like you tried, but the real secret is that it came together in about ten minutes while one
There’s a version of me that has dinner ready at 5pm, the table set, and something actually smelling good coming from the kitchen. Most days, that’s not reality. But on the days I actually remember to throw something in the crockpot before lunch? That version shows up. Crockpot meals have
Every family has that one recipe that shows up at every single holiday table without question. Nobody asks if it’s coming. Nobody puts it on a sign-up sheet. It just appears, because Grandpa Mike makes it, and that’s that. Hot Corn has been a staple at our holiday gatherings for
Fall is basically casserole season in our house. When the weather turns, the kids start wanting to stay inside, and suddenly I’m very motivated to throw things into a baking dish and let the oven do the work. There’s something about a bubbling casserole coming out of the oven on
Fall is pie season, and I will not be taking questions. Something about the cooler weather and the leaves turning makes me want to have a pie on the counter at all times, whether it’s Sunday dinner or a random Tuesday when we just need something good. I’ve been baking
Peach Stuffed French Toast with Brown Sugar Peach Compote There is something about peach season that makes me want to drop everything and cook. Not meal prep, not a Tuesday night scramble, but actually cook. Like, pour a cup of coffee, turn on something good in the background, and take