Hot Cross Buns

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. Homemade hot cross buns that are so soft, fluffy + slightly sweet. An absolute must for Easter – they’ll disappear so fast! These buns are something I look forward to every single Easter. They’re so light, so soft, and so perfectly sweet. …

Loaded Smashed Potatoes

This post may contain affiliate links. Please see our privacy policy for details. SUPER CRISPY smashed potatoes topped with sour cream, bacon + chives. The easiest most perfect bite-sized appetizer. A loaded baked potato in crispy bite-size form for game day? Yes, yes, yes. No, but really, game day or not, this appetizer is an …

Mini Chicken Quesadillas

Crowd-pleasing snack-size quesadillas with refried beans, leftover rotisserie chicken + melted cheese! SO SO GOOD! Is there a better way to repurpose leftover rotisserie chicken than this? Mini snack-size quesadillas with a salsa-chicken-filling cooked until melted, golden brown cheesy goodness? The answer is no. Just no. They’re perfect to feed big crowds as a snack …

Baked Chicken Nuggets

The BEST crisp-tender chicken nuggets that are completely oven baked! Serve with ketchup, honey mustard or Ranch! Chicken nuggets are loved by all. Toddlers, kids, teens, and all the grown ups (whether we like to admit it or not). Nonetheless, I am all in here. And it’s a bigger plus that these are completely baked. …

Strawberry Baked Brie

A crowd-pleasing appetizer! Warm, melted brie topped with all the honey-basil-strawberry goodness. SO AMAZINGLY GOOD! Hello SPRING! Wait, does it count as spring if it’s still snowing and it’s about 30 degrees outside? I mean it’s so so cold but that won’t stop me from having all the strawberry baked brie right now. Warm, ooey …

Egg Drop Soup

So much better than restaurant-quality! Made so easily right at home with a super short ingredient list. So good, so so cozy! This soup in rotation along with this has been my lifeline since we got back to Chicago. It’s back to 30 degree days (not awful but still soup weather!) so it’s been keeping me …

Korean Cheese Corn

Made in less than 30 min with fresh corn, mayo, Sriracha, and mozzarella. So cheesy, so creamy, and just so darn good! Originating as a popular Korean-American appetizer/side dish, this is where it’s at. Perfectly golden brown, ooey gooey cheese corn served on a piping hot cast iron skillet. It’s simply…perfect. Fresh corn is recommended …