Cozy Slow Cooker Beef and Barley Stew – Easy Hearty Dinner
It was 11:17 PM on a particularly grumpy Tuesday, and the only thing I wanted was a bowl of something that felt like a hug. … Read more
Best Red White and Blue Berry Trifle Recipe
Hand me that big glass bowl,” my neighbor Clara said, peering over the fence last Fourth of July. I was frantically trying to figure out … Read more
Candied Brown Sugar Bacon Wrapped Little Smokies Best Easy Appetizer
My brother swore he hated cocktail weenies. For twenty-seven years. Every Super Bowl, every holiday party, every backyard barbecue where those little smoked sausages made … Read more
Homemade Canned Pear Halves with Cinnamon Vanilla
The church bazaar was in 48 hours and I had completely forgotten I signed up for the preserve table. Everyone else would be bringing their … Read more
Easy Baked Pear Crisp with Oat Crumble (Best Fall Dessert)
I was standing in the produce section last Tuesday, staring at a pile of Bosc pears, when a memory hit me so hard I almost … Read more
Savory Prosciutto-Wrapped Baked Figs: 30-Minute Goat Cheese Appetizer
There used to be this tiny, unassuming wine bar tucked on a side street in Charleston called The Cork & Pig that made these prosciutto-wrapped … Read more
Small Batch Habanero Mango Hot Sauce: Best Homemade Recipe
Marcus wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his place to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s garage sale—and that smell … Read more
Best Easy Small-Batch Fig Honey Jam Recipe
This was supposed to be a simple fig chutney for a cheese board I was putting together last September. I had the figs, the red … Read more
Best Grilled Peach & Burrata Salad
I wasn’t expecting salad advice from a guy selling vintage tools, but there I was, elbow-deep in a bin of rusty wrenches at a flea … Read more
Creamy Homemade Tomato Basil Soup (Best Easy Recipe)
My neighbor Marco asked me last week why I couldn’t just use canned fire-roasted tomatoes instead of going through the whole blanching-and-peeling routine with fresh … Read more