Weeknight Pasta with Italian Sausage and Broccoli Raab
On busy weeks, we’ll test recipes well into evening, which means we’re often in the kitchen for a two, three, even four hours at a...
Skillet Huevos Rancheros
Every season is skillet season. I’m convinced that food cooked in a skillet tastes 42% better, be it oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, roasted chicken breasts,...
Mint Chocolate Dessert Soup
Today (February 19th) is National Chocolate Mint day, and to celebrate I’ve got a dessert soup recipe to whet your tastebuds and warm your soul....
Let there be cake (celebrating 9 years of L&OO!)
In this household, blog birthdays are just as important as human (and feline) birthdays, if not moreso. I mean, I’ve never really thrown myself a...
The Prickly Lady Cocktail
Meet the prickly lady: smoky mezcal, prickly pear juice, ginger liqueur, lime juice, and a pinch of powdered sugar. And let me just say that...
Salted Vanilla Hot Chocolate
If you were wondering about yesterday’s adorable little heart shaped marshmallows… well, this was the reason I made them to begin with. And with all...
Double-Vanilla Marshmallow Cut-Outs
It’s almost Valentine’s day, which means the internet is awash with red and pink and heart-shaped everything. Don’t worry, it’s only temporary, soon enough it’ll...
Orange Blossom Almond Cream Tart for Two
It’s funny, really… just a few months ago I was lamenting the lack of chocolate in traditional Thanksgiving desserts, and downright demanding decadent alternatives. And...
Orange Marmalade Skillet Roasted Chicken Breasts
About this time of year, pretty much every year without fail, I usually go a little nuts in the produce section, buying up all the...
Nashville Eats & Treats: Sweet Spots Edition
After brunch, dessert is quite possibly the most important meal of the day (though you could certainly argue the opposite, too, and I’d probably agree...
Seriously Awesome Slaws
Coleslaw can be tedious, especially if you are making a big batch of it. Manually slicing all that cabbage and grating all those carrots… it’s...
Buttermilk Chocolate Chip & Passion Fruit Naked Layer Cake
We could all use a little more naked baking in our lives. No, not THAT kind of naked baking. That’s… um… potentially hazardous. I’m referring...
