I’ve been wanting to make these for months, and finally got around to it this morning. Adapted from Heidi Swanson’s Favorite, Homemade Cinnamon Rolls , I simplified the early process by using...
It’s been a VERY long time. Hi, how are you? Remember when I made a cooking show? Seems like a lifetime a go (looks like it’s been about 3 years!). We are a few days into having to stay at ...
If you are a longtime viewer of this channel, you may have noticed that I haven’t been around for the past month or so, which is an unusual thing for me to do. My only goal when I started thi...
I think that one of the best things in life is when someone else takes your advice and it makes their life better. For years I’ve been telling practically everyone I know to make a YouTube cha...
One of the best things about creating this show is the people I get to meet. This week, opera star Daniela Mack came over to make her grandma’s baked empanada recipe. Daniela is currently app...
Some of my biggest sources of joy are the wonderful people in my life, including you. After living in Denver for a year and having a much smaller social network than I was used to, I especially ...
There’s a lot of stuff on Facebook that’s truly infuriating these days. I choose to just cut much of it out of my life. Unfriending, unfollowing—these are things we’ve all tried, but wh...
What’s your feeling about weddings? A lot of people have a lot of opinions about them, and the industry built around it makes me a little crazy. My friend Katie is in the midst of planning her...
Baklava is a sweet dessert with layered phyllo dough, nuts, and drizzled in honey. Featuring Chris from Greek in the City!
Saving money. Ugh, right? We all want to do it more and probably have some guilt about not doing it better. I was very lucky to build some airtight money habits while in my first job as an ass...
As you read this message, I’ll be in flight on my way back from Vienna to NYC (yayyayayay!!!). I hope you have had a relaxing week, during what our Swedish family calls the “continuation”...
Merry Christmas (if you do that…if not, I hope you are just having a rad non-Christmas weekend!)! Have you seen any perfectly curated photos of holiday cookies or lighted trees or family hugs ...
As I write this, I’m at my brother’s new log cabin home where it is literally 2 degrees fahrenheit outside. Luckily, I just got some brand new L.L. Bean slippers today from their flagship sto...
When you live in NYC for a while, you start to talk smack about tourists. They walk slowly, they look around with wonder, they think that Times Square is “downtown”, they get up way too early...
For me, I feel a power boost from my glasses. I put them on in the morning to bring my life into focus (literally…my vision is terrible), and look through some brightness and sparkle as I attac...
I hope you had a chance to relax a bit over the past few days, whether or not you were celebrating Thanksgiving. We have had a whirlwind first week back in NYC, sleeping on an air mattress in an...
With the right tools, you can help your friends and family feel more inspired in the kitchen and beyond this year. I’ve compiled some of my favorite items that your favorite people will be very...
For real for real, we are moving back to Brooklyn TODAY! It’s funny how it’s easier to see the good in things when you know that your access to them is coming to an end. Denver has not real...
Live show featuring Sam in 16 minutes!
What are your regrets about the past year? As we start to the process of closing up our Denver life and schlepping back home to NYC, I’ve been reflecting on our year in Denver. What are our r...