Cottage pie is the ultimate cozy comfort food. Ground beef, onions, carrots, and peas in a thick and luscious gravy with a golden brown mashed potato topping. A few years ago, I posted a recipe for Shepherd's Pie With Ground Beef for Two. Since then, along with the many happy comments I've received about the recipe, I've gotten a LOT of not-so-happy messages about its name (I get it) and ...
Coffee Whipped Cream
Coffee whipped cream is a sweet and sophisticated alternative to traditional whipped cream. It’s rich, full of coffee flavor, and irresistible spooned over chocolate desserts. Alright, coffee lovers, I have a little treat for you today. We all know regular whipped cream is great. A spoonful of chocolate whipped cream is positively sinful, and cream cheese whipped cream should be eaten by the ...
20-minute Cream Biscuits
These cream biscuits can be on your table in about 20 minutes. With buttery, lightly crispy outsides and soft, fluffy interiors, they’re a quick and crowd-pleasing side dish. Everyone should have a good biscuit recipe up their sleeve. And for nights when you have a pot of soup simmering on the stove and need a quick and easy side dish to serve alongside, you couldn’t ask for a better biscuit ...
Mom’s Famous Red Wine Pot Roast
My mom's famous red wine pot roast recipe takes a chuck roast and braises it in red wine until tender with carrots, celery, and potatoes. I've shared a few of my Mom's recipes here over the years. Her easy carrot cake is a reader favorite as is her stroganoff recipe. And since the holidays are coming up, it feels like a good time to share one of her special occasion recipes, her famous ...
Chocolate Whipped Cream
Chocolate whipped cream is a fun twist on classic whipped cream that is so good spooned over hot chocolate, coffee, and your favorite desserts. One of my favorite things about making whipped cream at home instead of getting it from a spray can is that you can control everything about it, the texture, the sweetness level, and best of all, you can customize the flavor any way you want. Not quite ...
Microwave Mashed Potatoes
Creamy and buttery microwave mashed potatoes are a quick and easy side dish you can make without ever having to turn on your stove. Need a super speedy and simple side tonight? Make a homemade batch of mashed potatoes in the microwave! Microwave mashed potatoes are everything you love about classic homemade mashed potatoes. They're buttery, rich, and completely satisfying. They just ...
