This brown butter chocolate chip cookie recipe is for those of us that love the cookie part a bit more than we love the chocolate chip part. Of course you can add as many or as little chocolate chips as you like, though! For this recipe, I used mini chocolate chips. Primarily because I accidentally ... READ the POST
Bourbon Spiked Apple Cider
If you've ever been to one of my gatherings, you know I love having 1-2 signature cocktails that have been batched. Batching cocktails is a speciality of mine. My bourbon spiked apple cider is certainly one that can easily be batched, but this blog will focus on those moments where you only need to ... READ the POST
Instant Pot Homemade Apple Cider
Who knew that making apple cider at home could be so easy. I had every intention of throwing all of my ingredients into a stockpot, but figured I should put my Instant Pot multi-use slow cooker use instead! I'll save this story for another day, but just know that I have 5 versions of slow cookers ... READ the POST
Not So Simple, but Good, Gumbo
You can have good gumbo or you can have no-so-good gumbo, but I can assure you that good gumbo isn’t “simple” to make. In fact, gumbo is one of my least favorite recipes/dishes to make, but it’s just so darn good. We love a good gumbo recipe in this household. After all, making gumbo is a labor of ... READ the POST
The Perfect Pot Roast
It's winter time, and we are all gaining a little hibernation weight. Since that's the inevitable, might as well make it worth it by eating good (notice I said good, not well LOL). And how do we eat good around these parts? Well, that starts with the perfect pot roast recipe. As usual, I won't hold ... READ the POST
The Best 40 Minute Chili
If you're looking for a simple Chili recipe with a little razzle dazzle, then keep reading. And as always, I promise I won't keep you too long. This past Sunday, after a night of drinking and staying out until 3 in the morning on Saturday, Mitch decided he would request pot roast (recipe coming ... READ the POST