Cozy Dutch Oven Venison Chili with Beans – Best Easy Recipe
I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last November when the smell of someone’s slow-roasting pot roast drifted over … Read more
Easy Witchs Brew Punch: Best Halloween Party Drink
I wasn’t expecting party planning advice from my accountant, but there I was, standing in his cluttered office surrounded by tax forms, listening to him … Read more
Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili with Cream Cheese – Easy Recipe
Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a gray Tuesday afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her months … Read more
Easy Crockpot Cheddar Broccoli Soup in a Bread Bowl
My brother claimed he hated broccoli soup for fifteen years. Fifteen years, I mean, that’s a long time to hold a grudge against a vegetable. … Read more
Cozy Cinnamon Sugar Roasted Pumpkin Seeds: Easy Fall Snack
It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in October, and I had an overwhelming need for something warm, crunchy, and sweet. I’d just spent … Read more
Light & Fresh Spider Web Fruit Tray with Easy Yogurt Dip
My niece looked up from the Halloween planning I was doing and asked why I couldn’t just use a regular fruit platter instead of making … Read more
Easy Crockpot Taco Soup Recipe – Best Kid-Approved Meal
The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me wrestle with a stubborn zucchini plant for a good five minutes before she … Read more
Easy Lasagna Soup with Creamy Ricotta: Best 30-Minute Dinner
The neighborhood chili cook-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret-ingredient, slow-simmered-all-day, probably-winning recipes. I had a … Read more
Kid-Approved Spooky Deviled Eggs with Olive Spiders: Easy Halloween Recipe
I was staring at a dozen hard-boiled eggs that I’d accidentally left on the stove for fifteen extra minutes. The yolks were that weird greenish-gray … Read more
Lighter Buffalo Chicken Dip in a Perfect Pumpkin Bread Bowl
There used to be this little café on the corner of Elm and Third in my old neighborhood that made the most insane buffalo chicken … Read more