Buffalo chicken dip, or my latest post in the unofficial series “things Lauren recreates at home because she doesn’t go to happy hour on Fridays anymore”. This dip might just be my new favorite. It’s spicy, creamy, great for sharing with friends, and filling enough to be an entire meal. Did my husband and I demolish this over a series ...
Sometimes, you just need a warm slice of banana bread that tastes like home. This recipe has no frills and no twists. What it does have is a moist and buttery crumb, the crunch of walnuts, and a boatload of banana flavor. It’s classic because, while the recipe is at least fifty years old, it stands the test of time. ...
Happy Sunday! It’s Christmas Eve, and I’ve got a recipe for traditional Slovak braided bread that deserves a place at your holiday table. I’m hoping that you are all slowing down and enjoying time with friends and family today. In case you, like me, love to spend quiet moments baking something for the people you love, then take a look ...
I hope this Sunday finds everyone doing exactly what they want to be doing. In my case, that would be curled up on my couch reading a book. I try to find a few minutes every weekend to do this while my kids are awake (it’s trickier than it might seem), because sometimes it’s okay to make them find their ...
By the time you are reading this, the temperature here should be in the double digits! Let’s put on some shorts and fire up the grill! I’m kidding, although my dad definitely grilled stuff while it was snowing when I was a kid. It’s still below freezing, and while we escaped the bomb cyclone, it’s still a great day to ...
Happy New Year’s Eve! We made it to the end of 2017, and for that I think we can all agree that we deserve a glass of bubbly and a slice of cake. I’m going to suggest this buttermilk spice cake, from my trusty The Anniversary Slovak-American Cookbook, as the perfect recipe for a cold winter’s nice. The rich texture ...
Happy Sunday! How is it that we are one week away from Christmas Eve? But I think that I am (mostly) ready. This is the first year in forever that we will be in our own home for Christmas. In the past we traveled back to Michigan from the West coast for the holidays, staying with family and enjoying their ...
Sometimes, you just need a good indulgent snack. These ‘tatchos’, or nachos made with tater tots instead of chips, are not my most highbrow creation. But they are exactly the kind of food I would order back in my youth at Friday happy hour, and then eat the whole order myself. What can I say? I really love bad-for-you bar ...
Lately, after the kids are asleep, I’ve been craving desserts that are sweet but not-too-sweet and light enough for me to eat without feeling any guilt. I was flipping through my Anniversary Slovak-American Cookbook, and stumbled across this recipe for chocolate chip marshmallow pie. At first I thought it would be something heavy and super chocolatey, but when I read ...
I can talk a big game about trying to eat a healthy, veggie-filled diet (besides all the cake, of course), but show me a pretzel dog and that all goes out the window. What could be better than a hot dog wrapped in a warm pretzel? Break out some queso for dipping and it is game over. These pretzel dogs ...
