Easy Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling
Mrs. Gable watched me fumbling with a jelly roll pan in the community center kitchen, flour dusting my apron like I’d been in a bakery … Read more
Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta (Easy Family Favorite)
My husband claimed to hate squash for a solid decade. He’d make a face at the farmer’s market, push it around his plate at Thanksgiving, … Read more
Easy Crockpot Lasagna Soup with Italian Sausage
It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a deep, almost unreasonable craving for lasagna. You know that feeling—where only layers of … Read more
Crowd-Pleasing Southern Chicken and Dumplings Soup
My neighbor Marcus asked why I couldn’t just drop biscuit dough right into the simmering broth instead of rolling it out and cutting it into … Read more
Easy Fall Charcuterie Board with Figs and Honey
There used to be this tiny little wine bar tucked away on a side street in downtown Portland—Le Petit Cave, it was called—that made the … Read more
Best Quick Brown Sugar Roasted Acorn Squash
I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday, the October air carrying this weird mix of wet leaves and exhaust, when a … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili with Black Beans
My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a chilly Tuesday afternoon in October, and the smell … Read more
Best Cozy Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage & Apple
The neighborhood Friendsgiving potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 11 AM on … Read more
Spooky Black Velvet Halloween Cupcakes with Orange Frosting
My neighbor Sarah asked why I couldn’t just use black cocoa powder instead of trying to dye the batter with food coloring. I started to … Read more
Quick Ghost Meringue Cookies: Easy Halloween Treats
It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something light, crispy, and—let’s be honest—spooky. I … Read more