Today, I’m going to ask you to tackle a butternut squash. I’m going to encourage you to arm yourself with a good heavy kitchen knife, freshly-sharpened. If you don’t have one, then walk away now, because I’d much rather you keep your fingers.

As we rode our bicycles down the bike path on Kenai Spur Highway, with our yellow lab, Rosie, running beside us, my wife turned to me and said, “I really love fall. I don’t think I ever realized how much I love it.” She talked about how crisp the air feels on her face, h...

My sister and I were walking through the produce aisle looking at all of the glorious fall ingredients. Our gazes landed on the gigantic stalks of fresh Brussels sprouts and I gasped. These beautiful Brussels sprouts found their way into my cart, this week’s menu and subsequ...

Weather: 43 degrees, mostly sunny What I’m listening to: Love, Matt White In preparation for making the very first pumpkin dish of the season, I took to my cupboards and pulled out my cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice to make a big batch of my...

Last week, due to the the pressures of parenting, puppy-raising, and work, I had made a deliberate decision that I would try to make my life easier by taking some shortcuts in the kitchen. I entered the grocery store and filled my cart with items I don’t normally bu...

“Mom, can you make me ratatouille? Just like this?” she says, shoving a phone in my face with a cartoon picture of plated food. “Um. Yeah. I can do that.” “Really?!” She’s beaming now. A welcome smile and infectious enthusiasm during C...

I had a night off from the restaurant, so I asked my wife what she wanted to do for ‘date night.’ “I want to make pizza,” she replied ahead of a long pause. “Mushroom pizza. With goat cheese.” My brain started buzzing with a recipe taking sh...

Tater tot casserole is not a dish I grew up with. I didn’t even know it was a thing. I also didn’t know that in places like Minnesota, it’s called tater tot hot dish.

If you’re looking for a show-stopping appetizer to serve at an upcoming holiday gathering, look no further than this crab artichoke dip.

My wife grew up making peanut butter balls every holiday season. She remembers mixing together the butter, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until it forms a dough that can be rolled into bite-sized balls.

Fair warning: this eggnog recipe contains raw eggs. It also contains lots of booze, which acts as a sterilizer and a preservative for the eggs and cream.