Purely Plate-Worthy
RecipesTaste I used to think all salad dressing came from a bottle. Then I made this one and I haven’t bought bottled dressing since. Silas actually laughed at me the first time I made this. He watched me blitz five ingredients together and said “that’s it?” Yes. That’s it. This lemon basil dressing takes about 5 … Read more
Silas came into the kitchen the other night, stuck his finger straight into the blender, and got a stern talking to about germs and basic kitchen manners. He didn’t care. He just wanted more dressing. I’d made a batch of this garlic basil dressing for a completely boring weeknight salad, and by the time I … Read more
Silas took one bite of this and said “okay but why does this taste like something from a restaurant.” Which, coming from a man who once ate cereal for dinner three nights in a row, felt like a genuine compliment. I made this basil dressing on a whim last summer because our basil plant was … Read more
I used to buy salad dressing. I know. Embarrassing. Then I actually looked at the ingredient list on my favorite bottle and saw “natural flavor” listed three separate times. Three. So I made my own basil vinaigrette that night out of pure spite, and I haven’t bought a bottle since. This one takes five minutes. … Read more
I’ve made a lot of salad dressings over the years. Most of them get made once and forgotten. This one? I’ve made it probably 50 times. It’s bright, garlicky, and tastes like summer even when it’s raining outside. 🌿 The first time I made it, I actually stood at my counter and ate spoonfuls straight … Read more
I burned the first batch of this. Not a little burned. Smoke alarm, open-the-windows, Silas-waving-a-towel-at-the-ceiling burned. I’d cranked the oven too high because I was in a rush, and the brie went from “beautifully melted” to “sad brown puddle” in about four minutes flat. The second attempt is the recipe you’re getting today, and it’s … Read more
Silas texted me from the grocery store last week asking if we “had enough snacks” for game night. We did not, in fact, have enough snacks. We never do. So I told him to grab a wheel of brie and I’d handle the rest. He looked a little skeptical when he got home and watched … Read more
I brought this to a dinner party once and genuinely watched a grown man lick the baking dish. No shame. None. That’s the kind of reaction baked brie gets. It looks fancy. It tastes like you spent hours on it. And it takes about 25 minutes, most of which is just waiting for your oven … Read more
I brought this to a dinner party once and someone asked me if I “special ordered” the cheese. No. I did not special order the cheese. I bought a regular wheel of brie, drizzled some honey on it, and put it in the oven for 15 minutes. That’s it. That’s the whole trick. Silas still … Read more
I didn’t know brie belonged in pasta until I accidentally left a wheel of it too close to a hot pan. It melted into the sauce before I could stop it. And honestly? It was the best mistake I’ve made in my kitchen all year. That soft, buttery cheese turned an ordinary weeknight pasta into … Read more