Kid-Approved Savory Ranch Chex Mix with Pretzels
My seven-year-old nephew looked up from the kitchen counter, a bag of pretzels in one hand and a box of Chex cereal in the other. … Read more
Quick Pecan Pie Cheesecake with Easy Salted Caramel Drizzle
My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a package that got delivered to her place by mistake, and something warm … Read more
Lighter Buffalo Chicken Dip Pull-Apart Sliders: Easy
This was supposed to be a completely different recipe. I had this whole plan for a Greek-style chicken pita situation—light, fresh, with tzatziki and tomatoes. … Read more
Easy Slow Cooker Cranberry Chipotle Meatballs: Best Party Appetizer
I was at my local hardware store—of all places—last December, wrestling with a stuck drawer pull when the woman next to me, who was buying … Read more
The Best Sourdough Stuffing with Sage Sausage & Cranberries
There used to be a tiny farm-to-table spot tucked behind a bike shop in Portland called The Nest that made a sourdough stuffing so good … Read more
Lighter One-Pot Lasagna Soup with Italian Sausage
I was elbow-deep in a stack of tax receipts last March—my least favorite annual ritual—when my accountant, a wiry guy named Sal who never says … Read more
Cozy No-Chill Gingerbread Cookies with Orange Glaze
It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in December, and I had a wild craving for gingerbread cookies. The kind of craving that makes … Read more
Fudgy Double Chocolate Mint Melt Cookies: Perfect Easy Recipe
The office cookie swap was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipe—the one that took three … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Cranberry Meatballs with Chili Glaze
Last December, I was at the farmers’ market trying to decide between two types of cranberries—fresh and frozen—when the woman next to me, a retired … Read more
Cozy Persimmon Walnut Bread: Easy Homemade Recipe
It was 10:47 PM on a Tuesday in late October, and I was wide awake with a very specific, very inconvenient craving for something warm, … Read more