Category Christmas

Lyonnaise Potatoes Recipe That Outsmarts Mashed Every Time I’ve cooked more potatoes than I can count. I’ve mashed them for a hundred weddings, roasted them by the sheet pan for college kids who ate like wolves, stacked them in gratin…

Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon Everyone Actually Eats The Sprout Story Nobody Tells Here’s the truth: when I was a kid, Brussels sprouts were the worst. Not just “I don’t like this” bad… I mean, boiled to death, sulfur…

Cheesy Broccoli Cauliflower Casserole That Vanishes First Some casseroles go heavy and sleepy. This one doesn’t. It smells like browned butter and sharp cheddar, tastes bright from a whisper of lemon on the crumb, and still gives you that spoon-deep…

Toasted Pecan Shortbread That Smells Like Holidays And Tastes Like Right Now Shortbread doesn’t beg. It just sits there, quiet, then steals the room. Here’s the rub. So many pecan shortbreads look perfect, then taste shy. Pretty edges, vanilla in…

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls That Smell Like Fall in Santa Cruz You ever eat a cinnamon roll in October and feel… cheated? Like, sure, it’s sweet and sticky, but it could be anything. Could be July. Could be April. It doesn’t…