Best Homemade Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipe
The neighborhood pie contest was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary recipes—the ones that had won … Read more
Slow Cooker Beef and Vegetable Chili Recipe
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in spreadsheets for my quarterly taxes, listening to Mr. Henderson describe exactly … Read more
Cozy Bakery-Style Pumpkin Streusel Muffins: Easy Fall Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in October, and I needed something warm and spiced in my mouth immediately. Not in a cute, … Read more
Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup Recipe | Easy & Healthy
My friend Rachel asked why I couldn’t just throw a whole chicken in the pot with some vegetables and call it a day. I started … Read more
Maple Bourbon Turkey Breast – Easy 30-Min Glazed Recipe
This was supposed to be a roast chicken. A simple, predictable, mid-week roast chicken that I could throw together while answering emails and pretending to … Read more
Cozy Stuffed Acorn Squash with Quinoa & Cranberries
Introduction My brother had claimed to hate squash for as long as I can remember. Twenty-something years, at least. He’d make this face—you know the … Read more
Best Harvest Fall Salad with Easy Maple Vinaigrette
I was standing in the middle of a grocery store parking lot last October, fumbling for my car keys, when the smell of someone’s apple … Read more
Easy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Sage: Best Homemade Recipe
The company potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I was standing in my kitchen at 7 AM, still in my pajamas, staring … Read more
Crispy Parmesan Baked Delicata Rings – Easy Kid-Approved Side
My neighbor, a woman named Rosa who grows more vegetables in her tiny backyard than seems humanly possible, watched me one afternoon as I wrestled … Read more
Cozy Cinnamon Streusel Pumpkin Bread: An Easy Fall Recipe
My neighbor Janet wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to return her measuring cup—the one I’d borrowed three weeks prior … Read more