The photos in this post have been updated. Don’t worry. You’re in the right place. 😉 Some of the recipes I post go through careful planning and consideration before they come forth into the world. Some are complete accidents. This is one of the latter. While the family was all together for the holidays, I made caramel sauce for one of our pies and had a ton left over. I hate wasting food, so I started putting it on everything, including my mom’s morning coffee....

If you’re looking to make some whipped cream and you’re feeling a little adventurous today, might I recommend adding some cream cheese to the mix? This is one of my favorite tweaks to take sweet and simple whipped cream and make it feel twice as decadent. With a bit of cream cheese, whipped cream becomes extra smooth, a little tangy, and perfect for serving with fruit or spooned over your favorite dessert....

Is it weird that one of my favorite things about being on the internet at Christmas is seeing people’s gift guides? It’s like window shopping without having to put on shoes and leave the house. With all the (exciting) stress of Baking for Two coming out last month and general holiday craziness, I didn’t think I’d have time to write a gift guide this year, but then I remembered that I accidentally did the homework for this post a couple of months ago when I went down a rabbit hole of nerdy mugs and bookmarked approximately half of Etsy....

When it’s a baked potato night but you’re short on time, a microwave baked potato is such a time saver. Potatoes cooked in the microwave are ready in a fraction of the time and still come out soft and fluffy and perfect for loading with toppings. How to Prep Microwave Baked Potatoes Microwave 1 potato* for 3 to 4 minutes per side 2 potatoes for 4 to 5 minutes per side 3 potatoes for 5 to 6 minutes per side...

Get ready for another edition of Tracy tries to make you watch something she loves. If your heart is hardened against this, just scroll right down to the recipe. 🙂 Hey, are you watching Crazy Ex-Girlfriend? If yes, yay! If no, do you like musicals? Do you like hi-jinks? Do you like having your pants charmed off? Yes? Yes? Yes? Then you should be!! CW via Tumblr Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is so funny, a little bit bawdy, and completely fantastic....

Is it lunchtime? Is it dinner time? Are you starving? Do you need a mac and cheese fix? Yes? Well, I’ve got just the thing for you: mac and cheese for one. This homemade macaroni and cheese is just as quick as the kind that comes out of a box, is one thousand times more delicious, and won’t leave you with a mass of gross congealed leftovers. (Seriously, have you ever tried to reheat leftover boxed mac and cheese?...

A couple weeks ago, I shared my favorite snickerdoodle recipe, and if you’re looking to bake for a crowd or stock your freezer with cookie dough, I really, really love those cookies, but for my small-batch friends, today I have a snickerdoodle recipe just for you. Let’s make some Small-batch Snickerdoodles. These are not just a small-batch version of the cookies I posted last month. They’re a completely different breed of snickerdoodle....

For quite a while, a small chocolate cake has been the number-one most requested Baking Mischief recipe. Well, friends, it’s finally here, and I think this soft and moist, intensely chocolatey little layer cake was totally worth the wait. The Best Small Chocolate Cake This cake is adapted from the famous Hershey’s Chocolate Cake Recipe, a personal favorite of mine. And it’s everything great about the original, but mini. It’s quick, easy, and so, so good....

On Tuesday, I teased that something fun was coming up today and here we are: It’s #ToonFood day! A few of my fellow nerdy bloggers and I teamed up, and we are posting cartoon-themed posts today across all of our sites. You should click over and check out their recipes right now… I’ll wait. Since I just did a Bob’s Burger’s recipe (Bacon Dutch Apple Baby for Two, you can’t even taste the baby), I thought I’d pick something from non-western animation for today’s post, so I made Fruits Basket Crepe Cones!...

Today I’m sharing a stand-alone recipe for my absolute favorite teriyaki sauce. If you’ve ever wanted to make your own teriyaki sauce at home or haven’t quite found your perfect recipe, give this one a try. You can make it in about 15 minutes, and it’s perfect as a thick and sweet glaze or as a marinade. What is teriyaki sauce? Traditional teriyaki sauce is a mix of soy sauce, sugar, and sake and/or mirin....

I mentioned in my easy chili post that chili baked potatoes are a fantastic way to eat chili, and today I’m going to show you exactly how to make them. These potatoes are super simple to throw together and total comfort food perfection. Ingredient Notes Chili: If you have leftover chili or your own favorite chili recipe, you can use it here, but the chili recipe I’ve included in the recipe card down below is my personal favorite easy chili recipe....

There’s a very famous bakery in my home town of Bakersfield known for their amazing cookies and donuts. To be completely honest, they might just be the best thing about the city. Every kid growing up there knows the distinct pleasure of seeing their teacher or a room parent walk into the classroom with one of their white bakery boxes with red lettering on the top and knowing that they are in for a treat....

Chicken Parmesan Soup is a perfect soup for chilly winter weeknights. It’s warming and delicious and could not be easier to make. If you’re craving a big bowl of comfort food, this soup totally delivers. Incredibly Easy Chicken Soup I wrote this recipe to use leftover cooked chicken, so you can use leftover chicken you have on hand or grab a rotisserie chicken at the store and use the white meat from that (save the thighs and drumsticks for lunches and the carcass to make soup!...

Now that we’ve reached comfort food season, I’m so excited to share this goulash recipe with you. If your standard comfort food rotation is starting to feel a little stale, please, please, please try making Hungarian goulash this weekend. The flavors in this stew feel interesting and fresh, but utterly satisfying and warming. It makes excellent leftovers and freezes exceptionally well, so even if you’re cooking for one or two, just make a full batch and freeze the extras for later....

Fall is officially here!! The leaves are starting to change, evenings are cooling down, and while it’s not sweater weather here yet, I’ve already spent waaaaay too many hours sweater shopping online (#1 on my wishlist? A perfect slouchy sweater with elbow patches–I NEED IT). Anyway, fall is the season of pumpkin spice, and yes, I’ve already made a few pumpkin spice recipes this season, my Pumpkin Spice Latte Recipe (!...

I have a bunch of Starbucks-inspired recipes on the site (Homemade Mocha, Caramel Macchiato, and White Chocolate Mocha are some of the most popular) and today I have another quick and easy coffee recipe for you, a Cinnamon Dolce Latte. This latte’s made with just four ingredients, comes together in less than 10 minutes, and is sweet cinnamon perfection. What does a cinnamon dolce latte taste like? A cinnamon dolce latte tastes like a sweet combo of coffee, milk, and spicy-sweet cinnamon....

When was the last time you had a bit of fun with your breakfast? If your answer is, Too long ago or I don’t remember, friend, let’s fix that. You should have chocolate chip waffles for breakfast. These waffles are gooey, crispy, SO decadent, and completely delicious. They’re just about the most fun you can have before 8 AM. What’s Great About These Waffles Crispy exteriors, soft and fluffy insides: These waffles (based off my favorite waffle recipe in the entire world) are designed to be ultra-crispy on the outside but soft and fluffy inside....

One of the early popular recipes on this site was my Butter and Garlic Green Beans, and for the longest time, that has been my go-to green bean recipe. I love it. It’s so easy. And I make it constantly. But over the last few months, another even easier green been recipe has been creeping up my green bean rankings and just might unseat that recipe as number one in my heart: Roasted Green Beans....

One of the perks of running a food blog is that my job makes it super easy to score bonus points with friends and family since I am constantly feeding them the food I make to the site. People love good food, and they love you a little more if you’re the one giving it to them. 😉 And I hit the mother lode of bonus points with my dad for today’s recipe, easy shepherd’s pie with ground beef....

Feeling like your day could use a little peanut butter pick-me-up? You could probably use a peanut butter cookie…a really big peanut butter cookie. See Also: One Chocolate Chip Cookie for Two (Three Ways) A Really Big Peanut Butter Cookie At 6 to 7 inches across (about the size of your hand with fingers outstretched), this cookie’s the perfect size for sharing (or not) and dangerously easy to make. You’ll just need:...