Grilled Cheese, Meet Apples One of my all time favorite things to do when cooking is taking a classic comfort food and elevating it in …
Buffalo Chicken Walking Tacos
My Favorite Appetizer Gets Its Legs Get it? Because it’s a walking taco. But seriously, this appetizer is the next level. Mixing my favorite party …
Cheesy Artichoke Dip with Hot Honey Drizzle
Cheesy Artichoke Dip with Hot Honey Drizzle As a midwesterner, I take a lot of pride in making a good hot dip. This dip in …
Healthier Oven-Baked Chicken Nachos
A Healthy(er) Take on Nachos Oven-baked nachos are one of the first things I started making on my own and these healthy chicken nachos were …
Lox Salmon Toast with Cucumber and Roe
Fancy Comfort Food One of my biggest comfort foods is a salmon lox and bagel. More often than not, if I see it on a …
Golden Mango Smoothie
Sunshine in A Smoothie Luckily for those of us in Chicago, Spring feels like it’s just around the corner. Even if we have a few …
Spicy Sausage and Tortellini Soup
Making Tortellini Soup My Own Tortellini soup is something we grew up eating, it’s one of my mom’s go-to recipes! She made it for my …
Smoked Aperol Negroni
Drama Meets Balance If you’ve never had a negroni, this smoked aperol negroni may be your perfect gateway. The typically bitter cocktail gets a smoky …
Raspberry and Chocolate Mousse Tart
A Chocolate Paradise Some people may say chocolate on chocolate is too much chocolate. I say, I don’t need those types of negative people in …
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Onion Bacon Jam
Maybe Sprouts Makes Everything Better Another controversial ingredient, the brussels sprout. It’s something we absolutely love in this house! They’re great on their own roasted …