The Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Swirl
I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, looking for a can of black beans I swore I had, when my fingers … Read more
Cozy Fall Harvest Salad with Roasted Squash and Candied Pecans
Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed—one of those cozy mysteries she loves—and the smell hit … Read more
Creamy Honeynut Squash Soup with Crunchy Brown Butter Croutons
It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was standing in my kitchen, staring at a pile of honeynut squash I’d impulse-bought at … Read more
Cozy 30-Minute Turkey Chili with Pumpkin Recipe
I had the audacity to claim, for years, that chili didn’t need beans and it certainly didn’t need pumpkin. Chili was a meat-and-tomato situation, a … Read more
Easy Cast Iron Caramel Apple Crisp for Two
The school bake sale was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. My daughter, Lily, had reminded me three times that week, but between work … Read more
Quick 30-Minute Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies Recipe
My neighbor’s ten-year-old asked why I couldn’t just dump the pumpkin puree in with the butter and sugar at the same time. I started to … Read more
Wholesome Stuffed Acorn Squash with Wild Rice & Cranberries
My neighbor, a quiet woman named Rosemary who keeps to herself mostly, watched me struggling to haul a too-heavy bag of winter squash from my … Read more
Easy Homemade Apple Cider Donut Muffins in 30 Minutes
There used to be a little orchard stand just off Route 9 called Miller’s Hollow that made the most incredible apple cider donuts every fall. … Read more
Creamy One-Pot Butternut Squash Soup (Easy Light Dinner)
This was supposed to be roasted vegetables. A whole tray of them—carrots, sweet potatoes, a lone butternut squash that had been sitting on my counter … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili with Poblano Peppers
I was standing in line at the hardware store that Tuesday afternoon, holding a bag of light bulbs and a new garden hose, when the … Read more