Best Kid-Approved Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Swirl
My daughter asked why I couldn’t just dump the cream cheese in with the pumpkin batter and swirl it around. I started to explain why … Read more
Cozy Crockpot Cheddar Broccoli Soup: Easy 20-Min Prep
It was 11:47 PM on a particularly damp Tuesday in November, and I had a very specific craving for something warm, cheesy, and green. I … Read more
Cozy Honeynut Squash Soup with Brown Butter Croutons
There used to be a tiny farm-to-table café tucked behind a bookstore in my town that made the most incredible honeynut squash soup. When they … Read more
Cozy Autumn Stuffed Acorn Squash: Easy Wild Rice Recipe
My neighbor Kate wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a corkscrew—mine had vanished into the same kitchen drawer black hole that … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Beef and Butternut Squash Stew: Easy Best Dinner
The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret family recipes—the kind that simmer for … Read more
Cozy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies with Easy Cinnamon Sugar
I was standing in the spice aisle of my local grocery store last November when the smell hit me. Not from the jars around me, … Read more
Cozy Apple Cider Donut Muffins: Easy No-Fry Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a particularly damp Tuesday last October, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for a warm apple cider … Read more
Crispy Maple Pecan Roasted Delicata Squash (Easy Side Dish)
My neighbor Sarah asked me why I couldn’t just roast the squash with the maple syrup already on it, instead of adding it halfway through. … Read more
Best 30-Minute Turkey Chili with Pumpkin
This was supposed to be a slow-simmered all-day affair. I had the dried beans soaking since breakfast, the chuck roast cubed and waiting, and a … Read more
Easy Cast Iron Caramel Apple Crisp for Two
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from the man installing my new dishwasher, but there I was, standing in my own kitchen, watching him wipe his … Read more