Posts by James Smith

I didn’t plan for garlic butter beef cheeseburger rollups to become one of those recipes people request. It started as a lazy experiment—one of those “I have ground beef, cheese, and zero...

I’ll be honest right out of the gate—French Lobster Thermidor used to scare me. Like, white-tablecloth, fancy-restaurant, don’t-mess-this-up scared. I ordered it once at a classic French bistro...

I’m just going to say it—this cranberry pecan cheese log has saved me more times than I can count. Unexpected guests? Holiday potluck panic? That moment when you need something impressive but...

I still remember the first time I made Creamy Florida Shrimp Pie in my tiny kitchen, barefoot, windows open, salt air sneaking in like it owned the place. I didn’t plan for it to become a thing....

I didn’t grow up eating cranberry beef brisket. In my house, cranberries showed up once a year, straight from a can, and nobody questioned it. Then one year—cold weather, full schedule, zero...