Cornbread Casserole bakes up golden on top with a soft, scoopable center that falls somewhere between cornbread and corn pudding. Cream-style corn keeps it moist and adds small pieces of sweet corn throughout each serving. Continue Reading

Comfort food, Reimagined

This Mexican Street Corn Pasta Salad turns elote flavors into a creamy, tangy pasta salad with sweet corn, cotija cheese, cilantro, green onions, jalapeño, and a chili-lime dressing. The short pasta catches the sauce, so every bite has salty cheese, fresh herbs, a little heat, and that creamy street corn-style flavor. Continue Reading

These Slow Cooker Ribs are saucy, juicy, and mostly hands-off, with caramelized BBQ edges from a quick finish under the broiler. The slow cooker does the low-and-slow work to get the ribs tender, then the final blast of heat helps the sauce thicken so the ribs taste more like classic BBQ. Continue Reading

These BBQ oven baked chicken drumsticks are sticky, juicy, and full of sweet-smoky BBQ flavor without turning on the grill. The drumsticks bake with my homemade BBQ seasoning first, then get brushed with sauce near the end so the outside turns glossy and caramelized. Continue Reading

Baked Chicken Tacos are one of my favorite ways to turn shredded chicken into a crispy, cheesy dinner. The tortillas get golden around the edges, the cheese melts into the chicken, and the whole pan comes out of the oven ready for toppings. Continue Reading

Cornbread Casserole bakes up golden on top with a soft, scoopable center that falls somewhere between cornbread and corn pudding. Cream-style corn keeps it moist and adds small pieces of sweet corn throughout each serving. Continue Reading

This Baked Macaroni and Cheese Recipe is one of the dishes my family expects at every holiday meal. I make it with a smooth, well-seasoned four-cheese sauce, then layer in extra cheddar and Colby Jack so the center stays creamy and the top bakes up browned and bubbly. Continue Reading

Skillet Chicken Pot Pie is a cozy dinner with creamy filling, tender vegetables, and a golden crust baked right on top. I make it when I want the comfort of pot pie without shaping a bottom crust or using a bunch of extra dishes. Continue Reading

This Pumpkin Pie with Sweetened Condensed Milk has a smooth, creamy filling flavored with warm spices, vanilla, butter, and optional brandy. Sweetened condensed milk adds richness and sweetness in one ingredient, so there is no evaporated milk or separate cup of sugar to measure. Continue Reading