Best Easy Pumpkin Bread with Streusel
I was standing in the parking lot of a hardware store last October when it hit me — that specific smell of cinnamon, nutmeg, and … Read more
Best Beefy Chili with Dark Chocolate
My brother-in-law Mark had refused to eat chili for fifteen years. Fifteen years! He claimed it was “soup for people who can’t make decisions” and … Read more
Best Creamy Copycat Panera Broccoli Cheddar Soup in a Bread Bowl
I was standing in my kitchen, staring at a half-used block of cheddar and a head of broccoli that was about to turn. My husband … Read more
Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup: Best Easy Recipe for Iced Coffee
This was supposed to be a simple pumpkin spice latte. I had the espresso ready, the milk steaming, and my fancy pumpkin spice blend measured … Read more
Easy Candy Corn Popcorn Bark: Best No-Bake Halloween Treat
I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite Halloween recipe in the middle of a hardware store, but there I was, last October, waiting for … Read more
Best Roasted Butternut Squash & Pomegranate Fall Salad Recipe
My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a crisp Saturday afternoon, and the scent of something … Read more
Easy Individual Pumpkin Dump Cakes in Mason Jars
There used to be a little bakery three blocks from my old apartment in Portland that made the most incredible pumpkin desserts. They called them … Read more
Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili Recipe with Corn and Lime Easy and Delicious
This was supposed to be a simple chicken stew. I had envisioned a rustic, tomato-rich concoction simmering low and slow on a Sunday afternoon. But, … Read more
Easy No-Bake Oreo Truffle Spiders: Halloween Treat
The woman at the craft store checkout watched me stare at a bag of candy eyeballs like they held the secrets of the universe. I … Read more
Cozy Small-Batch Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodles: Best Easy Recipe
I used to think pumpkin and snickerdoodles had no business being in the same sentence. Three autumns ago, I stood in my tiny kitchen holding … Read more