Creamy Delicata Squash Soup with Brown Butter (Easy Fall Recipe)
This was supposed to be a roasted delicata squash salad with a warm vinaigrette. I had it all planned out in my head—the squash would … Read more
Healthy Stuffed Acorn Squash with Wild Rice & Cranberries
I was waiting for my car to get its oil changed last November—honestly, one of those errands you dread on a Saturday morning—when the mechanic, … Read more
Kid-Approved Butternut Squash Soup with Crispy Bacon
It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a butternut squash staring at me from the counter like it knew I was … Read more
Easy Cozy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili Recipe
My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in the slow cooker and walk away. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—something about … Read more
Best Quick Candy Apple Halloween Cocktail Recipe
My husband swore he hated Halloween cocktails. For years. “Too sweet, too gimmicky, too much work for one night,” he’d say every October while I … Read more
Easy Sweet & Salty Candy Corn Pumpkin Seed Trail Mix
My neighbor Lucia watched me staring at a bag of candy corn in the grocery store aisle last October. She didn’t say anything at first. … Read more
Easy Spooky Graveyard Dirt Cups: Best Halloween Dessert
I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last October, staring at a display of gummy worms, when the fluorescent lights … Read more
Easy Pumpkin Patch Fruit Tray with Honey Yogurt Dip
The neighborhood fall potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 1 PM, staring … Read more
Cozy White Chocolate Halloween Popcorn Hands: Easy 15-Minute Recipe
There used to be a tiny bakery on a side street in Portland, Oregon called “The Little Ghoul” that made the most incredible white chocolate … Read more
Best Easy Homemade Chili No Beans Recipe
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to him describe exactly … Read more