Best Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy from Scratch (Easy & Perfect)
“So, you’re going to make the gravy from scratch, right?” My mother-in-law asked me this over the phone about two weeks before my first Thanksgiving … Read more
Wholesome Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a vintage bookstore and a dry cleaner on the west side of town that made the … Read more
Small Batch Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies: Easy Kid-Approved Recipe
This was supposed to be a pumpkin loaf. A simple, no-fuss pumpkin loaf I could throw together while my toddler napped and my preschooler was … Read more
Easy One-Pan Garlic Butter Chicken Thighs and Potatoes
The pan was still warm when my neighbor knocked. She didn’t even pretend she was there for anything else — just stood there, holding an … Read more
Cozy Cream Cheese Filled Pumpkin Roll: Best Easy Fall Dessert
My neighbor Brenda wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—a completely mundane Tuesday errand—and the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg … Read more
Cozy Apple Cider Cinnamon Whiskey Cocktail – Best Easy Fall Drink
That first sharp snap of cold air in late September — the kind that makes you pull your sweater tighter and quicken your step — … Read more
Cozy Triple Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread Recipe
I was elbows-deep in a stack of old seed catalogs at the library’s annual book sale last fall when the man running the cash box—a … Read more
Perfect Maple Roasted Delicata Squash with Feta Recipe
I burned delicata squash three times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not a little charred around the edges—I mean blackened, smoky, … Read more
Cozy Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage & Apples
The way the squash flesh yields under a spoon—soft enough to give without turning to mush, firm enough to hold its little boat shape—is what … Read more
Light & Cozy Roasted Delicata Squash Panzanella: Easy Fall Recipe
I met Rosa at the community garden plot swap last October. She was sorting through a cardboard box overflowing with the most beautiful squash I … Read more