Easy Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites Recipe
The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me wrestling with a butternut squash for what felt like forever. I was trying … Read more
The Best Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Loaf with Sea Salt
My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just use the whole can of pumpkin instead of measuring out exactly one cup. I started to explain … Read more
Quick Maple Roasted Butternut Squash with Pecans & Feta
I was at my local farmer’s market last fall, juggling a too-heavy canvas bag and a leaky carton of cherry tomatoes, when the plumber who … Read more
Cozy Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake with Easy Cinnamon Whip
My sister-in-law, a woman of strong opinions and even stronger dessert convictions, had claimed for years to hate tres leches cake. “It’s just a soggy … Read more
Wholesome Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal Cups: Easy Meal Prep Recipe
It was 10:47 PM on a Wednesday—the kind of Wednesday that felt like it had lasted a full week already—and I had a very specific, … Read more
Light and Cozy Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup: Easy Homemade Recipe
My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a package that got delivered to my house by mistake, and the … Read more
Easy Pan de Muerto with Orange Zest and Anise
I was digging through the back of my spice cabinet last Tuesday, looking for cinnamon I knew I didn’t have, when a tiny, half-crushed packet … Read more
Cozy Ground Beef and Rice Skillet: An Easy One-Pan Dinner
The church potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Martha’s famous three-layer casserole, old Mr. Henderson’s … Read more
Cozy Homemade Halloween Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
This was supposed to be a batch of perfectly piped, professionally-stamped, bakery-worthy sugar cookies. I had the fancy embossed rolling pin, the gel food coloring … Read more
Easy Brown Butter Pumpkin Blondies (Best Fall Recipe)
There used to be this tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Portland—a place called Mabel’s that smelled like brown sugar and old paper. … Read more