Best Brown Sugar Roasted Acorn Squash with Pecans
I was standing in the parking lot of a grocery store last November, fumbling for my keys in a jacket pocket, when the air shifted. … Read more
Creamy Loaded Baked Potato Soup with Bacon – Easy Dinner in 30 Minutes
I had refused to order baked potato soup for years. Maybe a decade. Every time someone at the table would say, “Ooh, the soup sounds … Read more
Cozy Pumpkin Bread with Easy Cinnamon Streusel
I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last October when the smell hit me — that unmistakable mix of cinnamon, … Read more
Creamy Honeynut Squash Soup with Crispy Sage
There used to be a tiny farm-to-table spot in the Hudson Valley called The Applewood Table that made the most unforgettable honeynut squash soup. It … Read more
Kid-Approved Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese: Easy 30-Minute Recipe
My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to trick anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a birthday present for my nephew, and the smell hit me … Read more
Creamy White Chicken Chili – Easy Family Favorite
The church potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. My phone buzzed with a reminder I’d set weeks ago, and I just stood … Read more
Quick Brown Butter Apple Crisp with Easy Oat Crumble
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a dusty thrift store on Grand Avenue that made a brown butter apple … Read more
Cozy Maple Roasted Delicata Squash Rings Recipe
This was supposed to be a stuffed delicata squash situation. I had the quinoa cooked, the cranberries plumped, the whole works planned out for a … Read more
Quick Stuffed Acorn Squash: Easy 30-Minute Wild Rice Dinner
I was standing in line at the hardware store last fall, holding a bag of lightbulbs I’d forgotten to buy twice already, when the woman … Read more
Best Baked Pumpkin Seeds with Cinnamon Sugar Recipe
Lena wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to grab a book I’d loaned her months ago, and the smell hit me … Read more