Jessie Cross
Jessie Cross is a cookbook author and creator of The Hungry Mouse, a monster online food blog w/500+ recipes. When she's not shopping for cheese or baking pies, Jessie works as an advertising copywriter in Boston. She lives in Salem, Massachusetts with her husband and two small, fluffy wolves.
Easter Recipe Roundup
Happy Spring!
The snow's finally starting to melt here in Salem.
(Thank goodness, right? I think our snow piles were 15 feet high during the height of the blizzards.)
So, with Easter right around the corner, I'm...
Roasted Parmesan Cauliflower
Easy, cheesy recipe for roasted cauliflower dusted with nutty Parmesan cheese and drizzled with fragrant olive oil. Try my step-by-step photo recipe today!
Old-School Buffalo Chicken Wings
These are awesome. They're exactly what you think of when you think buffalo wings.
They're hot and buttery. They're crispy. They're so orange.
You'll make a bloody mess eating them.
And? You won't care because they're that...
Old Fashioned Gingerbread Cookies (Fox Shaped!)
Get my super simple recipe for traditional gingerbread cookies. Easy to make, easy to bake!
Pecan Pie Bars
You gotta love a recipe that has 2+ pounds of butter. Talk about holiday decadence.
So, I was looking for a pecan bar recipe that didn't include high-fructose corn syrup, which is actually harder to...
Cinnamon, Bacon & Apple Roasted Turkey (Spatchcocked!)
I don't know about you, but right about now, almost everyone we know is complaining about running behind.
And that includes with Thanksgiving.
Seems like the holidays snuck up on us this year.
A bunch of people...
Halloween 2014 in Salem, MA
Ahoy!
We're a little late with this post. Been a crazy few weeks here at The Mouse House (all good stuff, don't worry)!
We survived another Halloween here in beautiful Salem, MA, arguably the spooky capital...
Maple Caramels
Make soft, chewy, maple-scented caramels at home this fall for Halloween! My step-by-step photo recipe makes it easy.
Homemade Brewfest Pretzels
Step-by-step photo recipe for Homemade Brewfest Pretzels. They're chewy, salty, and fragrant with beer. Happy Oktoberfest!
Pan-Seared Shark Steaks (Swordfish Alternative)
This pan-seared shark is one of The Angry Chef's old standbys. He introduced me to shark years ago, and it never disappoints. Thick and meaty, shark is a really inexpensive alternative to swordfish.