Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup: 5-Ingredient Easy Sage Recipe
The oven timer had been screaming for ten minutes, but I was too busy arguing with my partner about whose turn it was to do … Read more
Perfect One-Bowl Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
There used to be a tiny café tucked behind a vintage bookstore on the west side of Portland that made the most incredible pumpkin chocolate … Read more
Creamy Iced Pumpkin Scones: Best Easy Fall Treat
My friend Sarah asked why I couldn’t just use a box mix for the pumpkin scones. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work — … Read more
Cozy Caramel Apple Cider Cocktail with Cinnamon Rim
My sister Claire had refused to touch any drink with caramel in it for over a decade. She claimed it was just sugar water with … Read more
Cozy Oktoberfest Pretzel Board for Two: Easy
This was supposed to be a full-blown Oktoberfest party. I had the invites planned, the playlist ready (think oompah bands and maybe some German folk … Read more
Best Quick Sticky Caramel Persimmon Upside-Down Cake
It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was hit with the most ridiculous craving for something caramelized and cakey. Not a full-blown … Read more
Moist Pumpkin Banana Bread: 5-Step Easy Recipe
It was 11:45 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I had a serious craving for something warm, spiced, and deeply comforting. The kind of craving … Read more
Kid-Friendly German Bratwurst Skillet: Easy One-Pan Dinner
I was elbow-deep in a pile of tax receipts—don’t ask—when my accountant, Mr. Hendricks, started talking about dinner. Not my dinner. His dinner. He was … Read more
Best Bavarian Pretzel Bites with Easy Beer Cheese Dip
My friend Dave asked why I couldn’t just boil the dough balls in baking soda water instead of that fancy food-grade lye I’d been ordering … Read more
Cozy One-Pot Rotisserie Chicken Noodle Soup: 15-Min Easy Recipe
The power went out halfway through chopping carrots when I was trying to impress a date who turned out to be allergic to almost everything. … Read more