These really good chocolate chip cookies are loaded with milk and semisweet chocolate chips. Keep the chips frozen, skip chilling the dough, and bake a batch worth sharing—or hiding in the freezer.

Easy Traeger ribs with a sticky BBQ-honey sauce — most of the work happens ahead of time, so you're free to enjoy Game Day instead of babysitting the grill. Feeds a crowd.

Teriyaki chicken, crisp cabbage, ramen noodles, almonds, and a simple sesame dressing come together in this fresh Chinese Chicken Salad—an easy lunch or make-ahead patio favorite.

Fresh mango, chicken, avocado, crisp greens, and a bright citrus dressing make this an easy warm-weather lunch or patio dinner—one I could happily eat three times a week.

Vodka, ginger beer, and a squeeze of lime — the signature cocktail behind our Rod Stewart birthday night, copper mug included. Mocktail version inside.

Whenever we head up to Pinetop to see Tom, I never show up empty-handed — usually a bag of this grain-free granola, still warm from the oven. Almonds, pecans, and coconut, baked low and slow until golden.

A simple, well-loved banana bundt cake with a cinnamon-pecan swirl — my brother calls it "rotten banana cake" because the uglier the bananas, the better it turns out.