Cozy Spiced Apple Cider Mimosa for Two – Best Easy Recipe
The power went out halfway through my first attempt at making this drink. Classic me, right? I was standing there in my dark kitchen, holding … Read more
Creamy Potato Soup with Bacon & Chives: Best Easy Recipe
I was hunched over my laptop last Tuesday, trying to get through a mountain of editing work, when the smell hit me. Not from my … Read more
Perfect Maple Roasted Delicata Squash with Crunchy Pepitas
This was supposed to be a butternut squash soup. I had the stock simmering, the onions softening, and my knife poised for the long, somewhat … Read more
Healthy Pumpkin Oat Greek Yogurt Muffins: Easy Recipe
It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a very specific, almost ridiculous craving for a pumpkin muffin. Not just any muffin, … Read more
Crispy Baked Buffalo Cauliflower Bites: Best Game Day Snack
My younger brother asked why I couldn’t just toss the cauliflower in sauce before baking it. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—something about … Read more
One-Bowl Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread: Easy No Mixer Recipe
I was halfway through packing a box of old books for a donation drop-off when my accountant, Mr. Henderson—a man I’d only ever seen in … Read more
Quick 15-Minute Ground Turkey Taco Soup
The woman at the farmers market stand watched me staring at her handwritten sign—”Taco Soup in a Hurry”—for a good thirty seconds before she said … Read more
Easy One-Pan Chicken Thigh and Butternut Squash Skillet
I was standing in the middle of the grocery store parking lot last November when the smell hit me—someone was roasting butternut squash somewhere nearby, … Read more
Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili with Corn Recipe
I had a coworker named Diane who swore she hated chili. Like, wouldn’t even look at it. “Too heavy,” she’d say whenever someone brought a … Read more
Perfect Small-Batch Pumpkin Snickerdoodles: Easy Cookie Recipe
My neighbor, Carol, knocked on my door at 4:30 PM last Tuesday. Her daughter’s third-grade class was having a “Fall Festival” the next morning, and … Read more