Easy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Crispy Sage
My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just toss the roasted butternut squash right into the cheese sauce, skins and all. I stopped mid-sentence, my … Read more
Wholesome Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage and Apple
It was 10:47 PM on a very ordinary Wednesday, and I had a craving for something I couldn’t quite name. Not sweet, not savory—something in … Read more
Easy Mini Pumpkin Dirt Cups with Oreo Crumbs
Late October, and the only thing I want is to sit on my kitchen floor with a tiny spoon and a bowl of something that … Read more
Easy Kid-Approved Fall Chex Mix with Maple Cinnamon
My neighbor Mark swore he hated Chex Mix for fifteen years. Fifteen years! He’d make this face anytime someone brought a bowl of it to … Read more
Easy Skull Halloween Charcuterie Board: Best Recipe
I figured a Halloween charcuterie board would be just a gimmick—a platter of snacks shaped like something spooky that nobody actually eats. It took about … Read more
Best Candy Corn White Chocolate Cookie Bars – Easy 30-Minute Recipe
The last cookie bar was swiped from the pan before I could even offer it to my neighbor. I had planned to send her a … Read more
Cozy Maple-Glazed Delicata Squash Rings: Easy 20-Minute Recipe
I was at the community garden last October, elbow-deep in a tangle of butternut squash vines, trying to figure out which ones were actually ready … Read more
Best Easy Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup Recipe
The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret-ingredient, slow-simmered-for-two-days masterpieces. I had a half-empty … Read more
Perfect Witches Brew Green Punch with Dry Ice Fog
My sister-in-law, a self-proclaimed Halloween purist, told me dry ice in a punch bowl was “gimmicky” and “more trouble than it’s worth.” She stood in … Read more
Easy Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs | Best Halloween Appetizer
Dropping a tray of perfectly boiled eggs on the floor at 4 PM, two hours before the Halloween party started. That’s where this began. Not … Read more