This Tomato Toast with Calabrian Mayo is summer on a plate – crispy olive-oil-fried sourdough, creamy Duke’s mayo spiked with fiery Calabrian peppers, and juicy heirloom tomatoes. Finished with flaky salt and chives, it’s the perfect balance of crunchy, creamy, spicy, and sweet. An easy, irresistible August recipe you’ll crave all season.
My mom’s classic spaghetti pie gets an upgrade with a cacio e pepe-inspired pasta base, rich parmesan mornay sauce, and a robust arrabbiata sauce with Italian sausage. Topped with melty mozzarella and crispy buttered panko, this comfort food casserole delivers irresistible flavors and nostalgic satisfaction.
This refined Old Fashioned recipe swaps traditional muddled sugar for turbinado simple syrup, combining it with Rittenhouse Rye and orange bitters. Finished with orange zest and Luxardo cherries, it’s a warming winter cocktail that evokes cozy evenings by the fireplace. Includes instructions for both single servings and batched versions.
I always loved my Grandma Pheifer’s Sour Cream Cookies at Christmas – the cakey, not-too-sweet cutouts were my ideal! I only remember enjoying them plain, but they are the perfect vehicle for a rich frosting avoiding an overall cloyingly sweet cookie.
Toast to Beyoncé’s birthday with a Master Cleanse Lemon Drop Cocktail, inspired by her Dreamgirls diet. This vodka-based drink combines lemon juice, maple syrup, and a cayenne-sugar rim for a perfect balance of sweet, tart, and spicy flavors.
Lately, I’ve been playing around with combining this childhood favorite with my, unapologetically basic, adult favorite: avocado toast! And I think I’ve landed on my favorite version with this Avocado Egg-In-A-Hole recipe!
It’s been a while since we explored Grandma’s Excellent Files, and, of course, she didn’t disappoint with this simple dish featuring browned pork breakfast sausage and hash browns mixed with tomatoes and peppers, all topped with cheddar cheese, covered with eggs, and cook until set. It’s all my favorite breakfast items in one skillet!
A couple of years ago, Alex and I enjoyed brunch at a restaurant featuring Hash Brown Eggs Benedict with Sriracha Hollandaise – a dish I couldn’t stop thinking about and seemed easy enough to make at home. Since then, it’s become a regular Sunday breakfast […]