Um, please stand by while I overcome an emotional moment while g(L)azing (get it?!) at the crunchy exterior of this ham... - - - Thank you for your patience. People, you have not lived unless this ham has been in your life. This literally takes any ham I've ever had and slaps it across the country to a land where mediocre hams are welcome, because they ARE NO LONGER WELCOME ...
Baked 3 Cheese Mac and Cheese
I'm a firm - FIRM - believer in mac and cheese being a mandatory element of a successful and delicious Thanksgiving spread. I've found two parties here: people that are with me and see it as a necessary accompaniment just like stuffing or mashed potatoes, and then the people who never include it with their other sides. If you are in that second group...why? Who hurt you? Jk. BUT let's talk ...
Ciabatta and Pork Sausage Stuffing Muffins
But wait...how adorbs are these?! Don't these bring you so much satisfaction just looking at them? Picture this: you are setting up your thanksgiving spread, and you have twelve of these little cuties sitting out on a serving tray, ready for someone to just grab and place next to their pile of turkey, ready to be smothered in gravy and eaten all together in one glorious bite. I love thinking of ...
Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
Let's see...hooowwww do I put this so that I'm not verbally assaulting you BUT also properly indicating how important it is that these are a part of your life asap...? Let me just put it this way: if these aren't on your Thanksgiving spread this year, why even celebrate the holiday? I mean...sure, it's good to be thankful for what we have and spend time with family and friends, I knnoowww - sure, ...
Instant Pot Garlic Butter Green Beans
These green beans literally have a constant presence in my fridge, you guys. You can almost always find a tupperware full of them ready to be devoured at any moment. The reason = my one year old will go. to. TOWN. on these babies! He literally shoves them in his mouth by the chubby fist full. They are probs his favorite vegetable, and because they are so easy and quick to make, it seems like we ...
Pecan Bacon Brussels Sprouts with Sweet Cider Vinaigrette
OH MY GOSH I'm sorry I've been so MIA. I've had 8pm work days all of this week, and they continue through the end of next week because I'm helping with the play at school, and the performance is next Friday. So...basically I get home and go to bed. Just bear with me this week and next week if I seem quite absent - I promise I will be around consistently once these next few weeks are over! Now, ...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you are all having the most wonderful day, spending time with loved ones, not working, and eating lots and lots of yummy food! Ironically, I am not the biggest fan of Thanksgiving food, and I really don't like turkey, so eat an extra helping of everything to make up for my lacking plate ?. One reason why I love this holiday so much is because it reminds ...
Rustic Crock Pot Mashed Potatoes
So...Crock Pots. They are SO popular right now (hi, Pinterest!), and I think it's because there is something so satisfying about throwing some ingredients into the slow cooker, walking away, goin' aboutcho bidness, and then walking into your kitchen several hours later with a meal/side that is ready to go! I understand the love. I feel the love. Me and my Crock Pot are buds, buuttt I will say ...
Ciabatta and Pork Sausage Stuffing
Stuffing? Dressing? I know that technically this would be called "dressing" because it's baked separately from the turkey, but it feels wrong for me to call it that. We have always called it stuffing, and dressing is the liquidy stuff that you put on da lettuces. And that's that! Just kidding...you can call it whatever you want. Just let it be known that I do accept the fact that the correct ...
Ultimate Secret Ingredient Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Because.......Thanksgiving. Mashed potatoes are just a staple. THEY JUST ARE. If you don't have mashed potatoes on your Thanksgiving spread, I am secretly judging you right now. Just kidding.......maybe. So naturally, since Thanksgiving is less than two weeks away, I had to post the mother of all mashed potato recipes. The title of this post = Ultimate Secret Ingredient Garlic ...