Cowboy Stew Slower Cooker Beans {accidentally vegan}
Today I'm sharing my recipe for Cowboy Stew, sometimes called Calico Beans or Cowboy Casserole. My extended family makes the Cowboy Stew from the church cookbook for most holiday gatherings,…
Crockpot Lava Cake (without cake mix!)
When one of my coworkers sent me to her Pinterest board for birthday treat inspiration, she mentioned that I'd quickly notice a theme - "chocolate, peanut butter, and goo" -…
Disappearing Vidalia Onion Dip
Is it possible to get fired from your own blog? Because, well, I don't have any excuses for this, so I'm just going to put it out there: we brought…
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
It's a cold one here in Minneapolis, which makes it the perfect time for comfort food!! I'm a huge fan of macaroni and cheese, but as much as I hate…
Brown Butter Fudge
Every year at Christmastime, my dad makes incredible fudge. It is SO good. Like, "sure I just ate a half dozen cookies AND a full 3 course meal, but there's…
The Trifle formerly known as Black Forest Bundt Cake (How to salvage a broken cake!)
Earlier this week a coworker requested cronuts for his birthday, and while I really wanted to oblige, there simply weren't enough hours left in the day to get it done.…
Breakfast Enchiladas
While trying to figure out what kind of brunch masterpiece I was going to impress everyone with, I decided that I should probably serve some real food, too. Since I…
Vegetarian Cheesy Hash Brown Casserole
After my grandpa passed away we stopped doing a big extended family Thanksgiving, so my mum started doing a smaller scale dinner with just our nuclear family. This meant an…
Famous Minnesota Grape Salad
You may remember that a few weeks ago, the internet was abuzz over a New York Times piece called The United States of Thanksgiving that assigned a Thanksgiving staple dish…
Blueberry Cream Cheese Coffee Cake
Every year at my work we do a company breakfast and pajama party. We've had it catered in the past (though I've been known to bring something anyway - any…
Zucchini-Cucumber Salad
First things first: I'm back, I've missed you all terribly, and I can't wait to get back to cooking! Secondly, why didn't anyone remind me how much work it is…
Creamy Coconut Chia Pudding with Bananas
When putting together the menu for Mother's Day, I wanted something yummy, but also super healthy and nutrient rich. I was about to dig out my cookbooks when I remembered…
Salty Olive Cheese Ball
The weekends have been a bit of a blur lately, so when we were tasked with bringing an appetizer to a potluck, we needed something that didn't take a lot…
Foolproof Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Ok, I promise this is my last roasted vegetable post for awhile, but I just had to get this recipe out there for you guys! For awhile I was on…
Perfect Roasted Broccoli
I can say without hesitation that my favorite food is broccoli - I'll sit down with a bowl of raw or steamed broccoli for any meal of the week. While…