Food + life + work at home
Food + life + work at home
Give your stovetop macaroni and cheese a surprisingly easy gourmet twist with pasta shells, homemade bechamel sauce, several types of cheese you probably have tucked away in your fridge, and some diced bacon! It will taste luxurious but take you …
Looking to fill your Easter basket but can’t find your favorite treats or don’t want to go to the store? Instead, try making some of your favorites at home – like these homemade peanut butter eggs, modeled after my all …
Virginia was one of many states to recently cancel public school for the remainder of the school year. We’re whipping up some special recipes, like our favorite vanilla funfetti cake, and trying to figure out some ways to let our …
I love a good scone, and they often skew more savory with me than sweet. These rich, savory scones are perfect examples of that – full of crispy bacon and sharp cheddar and fresh chives. These are perfect for any …
I previously published a version of this post in August 2019. The recipe remains unchanged, but the photography desperately needed to be updated. I hope you all enjoy this new version! If you spend enough time in the kitchen, you …
Combine the rich flavors of Irish lager and Dubliner cheese for a fantastic bit of cozy comfort that’s absolutely perfect for a cold late-winter day. I almost didn’t call this “Irish Beer Cheese Soup.” Because this time of year, every …
So imagine everyone’s favorite classic packaged cupcakes, only in cake form. Homemade, and from scratch. With better ingredients. Take my favorite easy one-bowl chocolate cake recipe, fill it with a delicious classic buttercream, and cover it in the richest dark …
Fresh, buttery, and amazingly fluffy, these buttermilk Belgian waffles are what all good breakfast memories are made of. And believe it or not, they’re surprisingly easy to make. Just spray down your waffle maker, pull out a few bowls, and …
These deliciously sweet cookies, combining the best of shortbread and its Danish butter cookie cousin, are easy to make, keep for weeks, and don’t have to be reserved for the holidays! Shortbread is one of the oldest cookies around. It …
Since this is a partner post to my post on making my own croutons, I don’t want to go too far into where I draw the line at too much from-scratchness and how it’s less craftiness and more just being, …
I may have mentioned before that not everything around me or everything I cook has to be made from scratch. I have a shelf of boxed mixes in my pantry I’d be happy to show you. But people give you …
I’m a sucker for a sheet pan dinner. Despite my efforts to slow down, we’re still busier than ever, and still trying to serve as many home cooked family meals as possible. So it’s really nice to have a collection …