Honestly, I was taken aback by the taste of the Cheesy Thumbprint Savory Cookies, my first time making them. I had envisioned them to be something that could be eaten as a snack and would be crispy in texture, yet the softness and flavor of the jam with the buttery, crumbly, and cheesy bites all…
The enticing aroma of frying bacon alongside melting cheese has this remarkable ability to make me feel all the good things at once. Comfort foods in the form of a whole lot of dishes have been around my kitchen, but these Bacon Cheeseburger Bombs are a new kind of experience—they’re so crispy outside, so soupy…
One dish always doing the trick to get my palate excited is this Spicy Shrimp Scampi Gochujang. I aimed at a classic Italian scampi when I first cooked it but then I saw that half-finished tub of Korean gochujang in my fridge and I got the idea that just why not. Combining the garlicky butter…
Creamy chicken really takes food to the next level in terms of comfort. Personally, whenever I prepare this dish of creamy baked chicken mushroom, I feel like I have enveloped my whole kitchen (along with its mood) in softness. The scent of garlic and mushrooms intertwined with the butter cooking under the golden crust can…
The combination of steak and shrimp is one of the most delicious and luxurious preparations, familiar enough to be able to say that butter and baked potato carry this off, that it’s not just dinner time—it’s an experience. Personally, I think that this combination satisfies every craving at once—juicy steak, tender shrimp, and crispy, fluffy…
The aroma of freshly baked bread is somewhere at the top of the list of the most delightful things that come to one’s sensory perception, but if that bread is made with melted cheese, garlic butter, and fresh herbs? Oh, that’s just the kind of enchantment that makes one stay in the kitchen for a…
The smell of oranges slowly roasting in the oven has a peculiar effect on me; no matter how I am feeling, it lifts me up. That is the case every time I bake the orange muffins; the whole house gets that sweet and sunny smell, and I do believe even the most unwelcoming dawn is…
The combination of comfort and craft is exactly the kind of thing I love, and sourdough naan is the top of the list for me. It’s hard to explain why a starter, which has the characteristic smell of a bakery, can turn such a simple mixture into the aforementioned hard-to-resist flatbreads: soft, blistered, and a…
No doubt, the first time I tasted Keto Cottage Cheese Cloud Bread, I was totally shocked; it was a recipe that changed my mind completely. I could still recall the moment when it came out of the oven—golden, fluffy, and feather-like—and I wondered, how is it that something that light actually tastes like bread? It…
There’s a unique charm in red velvet that somehow causes my heart to skip a beat. It could be due to the dark red hue, the mild cocoa flavor, or the fact that it seems upscale even when it’s simple. But when you mix that red velvet wonder with a soft, buttery cinnamon roll? That’s…