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Jessie Cross

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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.

Life in Salem, MA at Halloween

What's it like to live in Salem, Massachusetts during Halloween season? Pull up a chair and I'll tell you all about it.

Fiery Pumpkin Hummus

This pumpkin hummus is hot and spicy--and makes a great app for the Fall season. Serve it in a hollowed out sugar pumpkin.

Wordless Wednesday: Frankenstein Layer Cake

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County Fair Special: Homemade Corn Dogs

Corn dogs are one of those great polarizing foods: Peeps either love 'em or hate 'em. Me? Call me a savage, but I need once like once or twice a year, usually in the thick...

A Visit to Tendercrop Farm (Newburyport, MA)

Whenever The Little Black Cat and I go adventuring in Newburyport, we almost always stop at Tendercrop Farm on the way home. They're open every day year-round. The produce is great, a lot of it...

Wordless Wednesday: Hey Thanks, David Lebovitz!

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Kid Food Special: Octodogs

  Calling kids of all ages (and all you H.P. Lovecraft fans) out there! OK, so these are really silly. And I should note that I didn't invent these little suckers. There's a whole sub-culture dedicated to making...

We Won Best Blog in Northshore Magazine!

Ahoy! Quick note today with super awesome news! We're so honored to announce that The Hungry Mouse won Best Blog, editor's choice, in the 2013 Best of the Northshore (BONS) awards, presented by Northshore Magazine. Thanks, guys!...

Spicy Roast Turkey Breast with Honey Butter Glaze

OK, I've had a zillion requests for this, mainly from my Homemade Deli-Style Roast Beef recipe. That's this thing here (if you like roast beef, I highly recommend it, both for flavor AND cost cutting...

Meet Chef Alex Guarnaschelli

Well, sorta. A while ago, Emily, a super nice PR peep, contacted me to find out if I'd like to review Chef Alex Guarnaschelli's new online app, provided through a service called Upfront. She offered me...