Author: kkm

Growing up, there was one appetizer that signaled it was time for our family’s annual Christmas Eve party. As guests filtered in from the cold, shaking off snowflakes and unwrapping…

The first thing I learned to cook as a kid was an egg sandwich. My uncle showed me how to make eggs in the microwave. As someone who could barely…

Comfort in a bowl. That’s what I think of soup. By its very nature, soup is warming and satisfying. It is most often good for you too. Consider a report…

ALDI’s aisle of specials is chock full of some of the best stocking stuffers and last-minute gift ideas. Here are 10 special treats I’m stuffing stockings with. 1. Choceur Marzipan…

There is one ingredient I cannot live without: butter. It goes in everything, on everything, next to everything—I’m convinced the stuff is the edible equivalent of a bar of gold.…

My absolute favorite holiday party is a cookie swap. You only have to do the work of making one kind of cookie, and then you get to go home with…

With the holiday season upon us, I have been invited to one party after the next. Whether it’s a Friendsgiving or a festive cocktail hour, I am suddenly searching for…

In my household, my husband and I like to entertain each other by playing the game, “what’s your least favorite household chore.” Yes, I know, we lead such exciting lives.…

As a recipe developer, I go through a lot of butter, but like most folks, I never remember to set out my butter an hour or two ahead of time…

Growing up, I spent many childhood summers with Ah Ma, my paternal grandmother, in Montreal. I was always a bit too chatty as a kid, so she taught me origami…