Brown Butter Sugar Cookies

In the past I’ve made pretty bold claims that chocolate chip cookies are the only style of cookie that counts for anything. Don’t expect me to recant that claim, but I also want to go on the record saying that I don’t mean to malign other kinds. I certainly won’t object to a good cookie, [...]

Deep Dish Pizza (Chicago-style!)

Deep dish pizza is kinda an anomaly in the pizza world. It doesn’t follow the same rules as its brethren. The similarities to pizza begin and end with the ingredients, but then again that’s not saying a whole lot, many Hot Pockets share the same ingredients too. But this is no Hot Pocket. This is [...]

Cast Iron Cornbread

Southern style cornbread is dense, savory, tender, and rich in flavor. However, cornbread can be dry and crumbly when improperly made. In order to counteract this possibility, I made a significant tweak/addition to my normal recipe: I added creamed corn. This was the first time I added the extra ingredient, and it definitely prevented the [...]

Butter and Herb Chicken Dumplings

Have you ever had a recipe that was supposed to be easy but caused you no end of doubt and worry? I just had that experience with this recipe and it was terrifying. As I was cooking I kept asking, “Are these supposed to look like this?” “Is this dough too thin?” “Isn’t this supposed [...]