Recipes for holidays, birthdays, and the celebrations that bring families together. Special occasion food that doesn’t require a special occasion budget.
There’s a reason this dip shows up at every party, every potluck, every New Year’s Eve gathering in America — it’s that good. Hot, creamy, cheesy, and completely impossible to stop eating once you start.… New Year’s Eve Spinach Artichoke Dip — Hot, Bubbly, and Gone in Minutes
New Year’s Eve calls for something bubbly, and this champagne punch is what Jake and I have been toasting with for the past five years. It’s elegant enough to feel special and easy enough that… New Year’s Eve Champagne Punch
Every January 1st, Nana Ruth had a pot of Hoppin’ John on the stove before the rest of us were even awake. She believed in that tradition with her whole heart — black-eyed peas for… Black-Eyed Peas and Rice (Hoppin’ John) — A New Year’s Tradition
There’s a photograph somewhere in a box at my mother’s house — Nana Ruth at her kitchen counter, flour up to her elbows, with this satisfied grin on her face like she’d just cracked a… Nana Ruth’s Irish Soda Bread
There are certain recipes I grew up watching Nana Ruth make on a loop — dishes she didn’t need a timer for because she’d been making them so long her hands just knew. Her corned… Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Cabbage (Nana Ruth’s Way)
This creamy, tangy pickle dip comes together in minutes with cream cheese, dill pickles, and a few pantry staples. It’s the kind of recipe Nana Ruth would have stirred up for every church supper — and it disappears just as fast today.
There’s a trend right now for anything you can tear apart with your hands — pull-apart breads, sharing loaves, rolls you rip instead of slice. And honestly? Nana Ruth was doing this before it had… Pull-Apart Garlic Bread
I didn’t grow up eating tiramisu. Nana Ruth’s idea of a fancy dessert was her icebox cake — layers of graham crackers and whipped cream. But the bones of it are the same, aren’t they?… Old-Fashioned Tiramisu
If there’s a dessert that says “spring is here” louder than lemon bars, I haven’t found it yet. These have been showing up on every Easter table and church potluck since I can remember. Nana… Old-Fashioned Lemon Bars
There are some recipes that don’t need a trend to be relevant. Matzo ball soup is one of them. I didn’t grow up making matzo ball soup — that was never part of Nana Ruth’s… Nana Ruth’s Matzo Ball Soup
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