Coconut Key Lime Crinkle Cookies
There’s something about citrus that reminds me of starting over. I created these Coconut Key Lime Crinkle Cookies one spring after a particularly long winter—both outside and inside. I was …
Lemon Lavender Cookie
There’s something about lemon and lavender that takes me straight back to my grandmother’s porch in Fredericksburg. She’d sit in her wicker chair, a tin of shortbread in one hand …
Gilmore Girls Coffee Cake Cookies
It was a rainy Tuesday in November when my daughter Bella came into the kitchen wrapped in a flannel blanket, balancing two mugs of coffee like a seasoned diner waitress. …
Strawberry Pop-Tart Pie
There are moments in a mother’s life that feel stitched together with flour, jam, and sticky fingers. I still remember my youngest, Mateo, tugging at my apron as I rolled …
Creamy Pesto Chicken Pasta
Creamy pesto chicken pasta. The name alone takes me back to my tiny kitchen in Austin—rain tapping the windows, my youngest perched on the counter whisking cream into a bowl …
Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins
There’s something about lemon that always reminds me of my grandmother’s sunny kitchen in Laredo, Texas. The way she’d zest the lemons right over the batter, like she was adding …
Crispy Rice Paper Dumplings
It was one of those chaotic Thursday nights—three kids doing homework at the table, my parrot yelling “¡Más comida!” from the living room, and my Dalmatian sitting like a statue …
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Brownies
Some desserts just feel like love stories. And this one? It’s Romeo and Juliet—with chocolate and strawberries as the star-crossed pair. The first time I made these Chocolate Covered Strawberry …
Chicken Quesadilla
Sunday nights at our house used to be a scramble—leftovers here, cereal bowls there, and five kids with five different cravings. But one evening, years ago, when my pantry looked …
Red Velvet Brownies
The first time I baked these Red Velvet Brownies, it wasn’t Valentine’s Day or a holiday. It was a Wednesday. My oldest had just come home from school, cheeks pink …