Easy Crockpot Sourdough Discard Focaccia with Rosemary
This was supposed to be a simple loaf of sourdough. I had my starter fed and bubbly, my flour measured, my bench scraper ready. But … Read more
Perfect Spiked Apple Cider Margarita: Easy Fall Cocktail
I was at my local farmers’ market, elbow-deep in a bin of Honeycrisp apples, when the woman next to me—a retired schoolteacher named Eleanor with … Read more
Cozy Stuffed Acorn Squash with Wild Rice and Cranberries
It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in early October, and I was starving in that particular way where only something warm, sweet, and … Read more
Crispy Pumpkin Gnocchi in Brown Butter Sage Sauce (Easy 30-Minute Recipe)
My brother asked why I couldn’t just pan-fry the gnocchi instead of boiling it first. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—something about texture … Read more
Cozy Salted Caramel Apple Crisp with Oat Streusel Topping
I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store last November when the woman ahead of me unloaded her cart. Among the paint … Read more
Creamy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese with Sage (Easy!)
My sister had refused to eat butternut squash for nearly a decade. Ten years. She claimed it was “too sweet for dinner food” and would … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Sausage and Potato Soup with Kale
My neighbor Mark watched me shivering in my own kitchen doorway one Tuesday afternoon. I had just come back from a freezing walk and was … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Chicken Tortilla Soup with Lime Crema
The neighborhood soup exchange was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s handed-down recipes—broths that had simmered for … Read more
Perfect Small-Batch Pumpkin Streusel Muffins: Easy Fall Recipe
The plumber was fixing my kitchen faucet—the one that had been dripping for weeks, honestly, the sound was driving me crazy—when he started talking about … Read more
Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili with Roasted Poblano
There used to be a tiny taqueria on the corner of 4th and Oak that made a white chicken chili so good it felt like … Read more