Quarter Cup Kitchen

Food, Side Dishes

Classic Collard Greens

Hiii QCK, Okay! We’re talking Holiday meals, all the classic recipes and how to do them RIGHT. Collard greens, I feel like there’s so much to say. Everyone just has really specific opinions on them. Mainly, you either love or hate them. Me personally, I don’t tolerate greens slander and I think if you don’t…
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Dinner, Food, Holidays, Pasta, Side Dishes

Velvety, Gooey Mac & Cheese

This is the recipe that got me put on mac & cheese duty forever… so proceed with caution. Hi hi hi hello QCK, how are you? Welcome back to the nameless Thanksgiving dinner series, I still have no idea what to call it but today, we’re making mac & cheese1. This recipe probably took me…
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Dinner, Holidays, Side Dishes

Full Fat Garlic & Herb Mashed Potatoes – the French way (or Pommes Puree)

Can someone teach me how to take a nice picture of mashed potatoes? Hello hellooo QCK! WOW! Thanksgiving is right around the corner!! Um okay, well I guess we should get into it, yeah? I grew up cooking alongside my mom, my dad, my aunts & my grandma and holidays were always a really big…
View recipe: Full Fat Garlic & Herb Mashed Potatoes – the French way (or Pommes Puree)
Baking, Cookies, Dessert, Food

Giant Skillet Cookie, add whatever toppings you like.

I like mine loaded with milk chocolate, peanut butter swirls, and a healthy dose of marshmallow fluff. YUMMMM ARE YOU KIDDING ME??? Heyyy QCK ❤ Today’s post doesn’t come with a big long story, just a really, reaaaalllly good recipe. It’s a giant skillet cookie and it has been on repeat for a couple years…
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Coffee, Drinks

Candied Yam Latte for the Holidays

Hiiii QCK ❤ Can you believe October is almost gone? The holidays are approaching faster than ever, and I’m so excited to get into those recipes! If you know me, you know I love this season, it’s just full of magic, and I love sharing that with others. And while I’ve been holding back on…
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Food, Soup

Creamy Miso Tomato Soup

For cozy nights in and battling seasonal sadness. Hi QCK ❤ how are ya? This week has been all kinds of icky. Rainy, gray, and just… blah. My friend called me on Monday after a terrible day. The kids she works with were acting up, she was exhausted, her plans got cancelled, and she locked her keys…
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30 Minute Meals, Dinner, Food, Soup, Weeknight Dinner

Another Lasagna Soup Recipe (this one includes cheesy garlic bread)

I knowwww, I know… I just think mines a little better. Heyyyy QCK I get it, it’s another lasagna soup recipe, you probably already have your go to, but if you don’t I’m here to offer you mine, along with my flavor bomb garlic bread. I have nothing against anyone else’s lasagna soup, I just…
View recipe: Another Lasagna Soup Recipe (this one includes cheesy garlic bread)
Baking, Dessert, Food

Sheet Tray Short Cakes

Helloooo QCK Major life update: I’ve successfully infiltrated my friends’ weekly family dinner, and at this point, I don’t think they’ll ever be able to get rid of me. I love it because I get to spend Sunday nights with some of my favorite people. She hates it because she has to hear me talk all week about…
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30 Minute Meals, Dinner, Food, Meat, Take Out At Home, Weeknight Dinner

Coconut Red Curry Chicken & Rice – for when your heart hurts

Hi QCK! So hey, I think today’s the day I’m gonna get a little personal on this blog. We’ll see how it goes. A year ago, I went through this excruciating, gut wrenching, can’t eat, can’t sleep, chest pains breakup with the only person I had ever imagined doing life with. The kind that completely…
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Baking, Food

Inside Outside Cinnamon Rolls

Hiiii QCK ❤ How’s it going? Listen, fall is sliding in fast here in Minnesota, and I’m feeling the whiplash more than ever this year. I love noticing how the body syncs with the seasons—I can feel that natural pull to slow down and turn inward. For me, fall has always been indulgent. It’s foggy…
View recipe: Inside Outside Cinnamon Rolls