Posts by James Smith

Some days you want dinner to feel special without turning your kitchen into a war zone. That’s exactly where lemon herb baked chicken comes in. I’ve cooked this dish more times than I can...

Starbucks made me fall in love with egg white bites years ago… and then made my wallet cry. If you’ve ever stood in line, stared at that tiny package, and thought “Wait, I just paid how much...

I’ll be real with you right off the bat: I didn’t plan for Air Fryer Reuben Egg Rolls to become a “thing” in my kitchen. They started as a what-do-I-do-with-leftover-corned-beef situation and...

I didn’t plan to fall in love with air fryer bread pudding. It sort of… happened. One night, staring at a half-loaf of stale bread on the counter and feeling very meh about turning the oven on, I...

I’ll say this upfront: I did not grow up loving okra. I grew up tolerating it. The sliminess, the weird texture, the hit-or-miss seasoning—it always felt like okra needed a personality makeover....

I’ll be honest with you—I didn’t think bacon needed improvement. Bacon already had a pretty solid reputation in my kitchen. Then one random morning, half awake and craving something salty, I...