When I was seven, my grandmother would hand me a sprig of rosemary straight from her chicken coop garden and wink, like herbs held some kind of secret. […]
Apple Turnovers
When I was eight, my grandma handed me a flaky triangle of warm pastry and said, “Never rush an apple turnover.” She winked as steam curled up, and […]
Apple Salad With Grapes
My grandmother piled bowls of this apple-and-grape salad on the kitchen table every Sunday, and the house smelled like lemon and cinnamon-sweet apples. I remember the clink of […]
Roast chicken with herbs inspired by chicken coop ideas
My grandmother kept a tiny backyard coop, and I still remember the dusty route I took from the hen house to the kitchen, each cluck a little motivation. […]
Classic chicken fried rice with eggs and peas
I promise I didn’t plan to eat fried rice for breakfast, lunch, and dinner the week I learned this recipe — it just happened. I laugh about it […]
Apple Pie Rice Rolls
When I smell cinnamon and butter together, I fall straight into a hundred childhood kitchen memories — my grandmother humming at the stove while she caramelized apples until […]
Apple Pie Egg Rolls
I promise I do not deep-fry my feelings — but I do deep-fry apples sometimes, and that’s how these ridiculous little treats happen. They taste like a tiny, […]
Chicken fried rice with peas and scrambled eggs
When I think of comfort food, a warm plate of chicken fried rice always steals the spotlight. My mom used to make a giant wok-full on rainy nights, […]
Apple Pie Bombs
Okay, confession time: I make these little explosions of joy whenever I want a dessert that looks fancy but behaves like pajamas. I call them Apple Pie Bombs […]
Italian chicken meatballs with marinara sauce
Chef’s secret time: I stumbled onto this meatball method when my restaurant days forced me to make 200 meatballs before lunch and I refused to let them suck. […]