Cozy Ground Beef and Rice Skillet Dinner: Easy One-Pan Meal
My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—don’t ask—and this smell hit me before I even got … Read more
Best One-Pot Chicken and Dumplings: Easy Fall Comfort Food
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a plumber, but there I was, standing in the hardware aisle at the local home supply store, listening to … Read more
Quick Crispy Air Fryer Chicken Thighs with Garlic Herb Rub
This was supposed to be a braised chicken dish. I had the wine out, the herbs chopped, the Dutch oven ready to go. But the … Read more
Healthy Herb Butter Crockpot Chicken – Best Juicy Easy Dinner
A friend of mine asked why I couldn’t just rub the butter mixture under the chicken skin instead of over it. I started to explain … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Butternut Apple Soup: Easy Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in early October, and I was hit with an almost aggressive need for something warm and slightly … Read more
Easy No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake with Gingersnap Crust
My brother-in-law Mark had claimed to hate pumpkin desserts for a solid fifteen years. Fifteen years of Thanksgiving pies pushed to the side of his … Read more
Cozy Acorn Squash Soup with Toasted Pepitas
Marta watched me staring at the squash display in the community garden shed and didn’t say anything at first. Then she picked up a knobby, … Read more
Easy Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
The neighborhood fall potluck was in three hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day projects—the kind with handmade … Read more
Wholesome Fall Pasta Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash & Feta
There used to be a tiny café tucked behind a bookstore in my old neighborhood that made a fall pasta salad that I still dream … Read more
Cozy Roasted Honeynut Squash with Brown Butter & Thyme
My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers—the ones I’d borrowed three weeks earlier and … Read more