Wholesome Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Bread
A friend asked why I couldn’t just swirl the cream cheese right into the pumpkin batter instead of layering it in the middle. I started … Read more
Easy Brown Butter Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze
This was supposed to be a simple pumpkin loaf. Nothing fancy, just your standard quick bread with a streusel topping that I’d made a hundred … Read more
Best Smoky Slow Cooker Venison Chili for a Crowd
I was scraping ice off my windshield last February in the grocery store parking lot when the smell hit me—not from anywhere, just a phantom … Read more
Cozy Acorn Squash Risotto with Crispy Sage
I swore I wasn’t a squash person. For years, I’d politely push roasted butternut to the side of my plate and murmur something about preferring … Read more
Quick Honeynut Squash Soup with Best Toasted Walnuts Recipe
It was 5:47 PM on a Tuesday, and I had completely forgotten I was supposed to bring a soup to the neighborhood “Soup Swap” that … Read more
Kid-Approved Brown Butter Apple Crisp with Oat Streusel
The woman at the farmers’ market watched me circling her apple display for the third time. I was trying to figure out which variety would … Read more
Cozy Autumn Panzanella Salad with Roasted Squash
You know that feeling when you take a bite of something and just have to stop talking for a second? That’s this salad. It’s the … Read more
Cozy Marry Me Chicken Soup with Sun-Dried Tomatoes
I was standing in line at the post office last November—honestly, the longest line of my life—when the woman ahead of me, clutching a stack … Read more
Best Fall Harvest Salad with Maple Pecans (Easy Recipe)
This was supposed to be a roasted butternut squash soup. I had the squash cubed, the onions diced, the stock simmering on the stove. But … Read more
Creamy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese – Easy Healthy Dinner
There used to be a tiny café tucked behind a used bookstore in Portland that made the most incredible butternut squash mac and cheese. When … Read more