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.
Our Best Holiday Appetizer and Side Dish Recipes
Need just one more dish to deck out your holiday table?
From perfect shrimp cocktail to ultimate mac n' cheese (or if you just need to bust out some simple white rice or basic mashed...
Our Best Holiday Entree Recipes
Need a little inspiration for the holidays and New Year's Eve this year? Here are some of our favorite, tried-and-true entrees.
1. Restaurant-Style Prime Rib
2. Garlic-Studded Sirloin Roast with Chili Pepper Crust
3. Steakhouse-Style Pan-Roasted Sirloin...
Halloween 2017 in Salem, Massachusetts
We made it!
Another Halloween season down in good old Witch City, a.k.a. Salem, Massachusetts.
We're starting to lose count, but this is like our 10th Halloween season as city residents.
Since Halloween fell on a Tuesday...
Chocolate Chip and Peanut Butter Halloween Cookies
Move over Flourless Fudge Cookies, there's a new sheriff in town!
These candy-studded chocolate cookies are a new fav at The Mouse House!
Go figure, right? We do live in Salem, Massachusetts, aka Witch City, after...
How to Roast a Chicken
You guys! This is my go-to meal for a killer, stick-to-your-ribs Sunday dinner—with plenty of leftovers for the rest of the week.
I generally roast two chickens at a time. That way, The Angry Chef...
World’s Easiest Apple Crisp
One of our fav things about living in New England in the fall is apple picking!
It's still pretty warm here in Salem, Massachusetts, but we go religiously every year, whether the weather calls for...
Whole Roasted Carrots
You guys! Winter is coming...and I am super excited to get roasting!
These carrots are extra fancy—but so easy!
This simple, roasted side dish has a TON of visual impact on your dinner table—with minimal effort.
Your...
Toasted Almond Ice Cream
Love almond-flavored stuff? This ice cream will be right up your alley.
It seriously tastes like frozen marzipan to me.
This recipe is a riff on the Toasted Amaretto Ice Cream from my cookbook, Slushed!
This ice...
Simple Homemade Popovers Recipe
Popovers are a favorite in our house for breakfast, brunch—and impromptu, late-night snacks.
These little babies are poofy, pancake-y pillows of perfection that you can slather with butter, jam, maple syrup, Nutella, or, really, anything...
Easy Homemade Pretzel Buns
You guys! I'm convinced: Pretzel buns make hamburgers SO MUCH better.
And cheeseburgers.
And bacon cheeseburgers.
You get where I'm going.
Our buns are chewy. They're salty. They're loaded with pretzel-y awesomeness.
These little babies take just a *tiny*...