Best Stuffed Delicata Squash Rings with Wild Rice
I was standing in the produce section of my local grocery store last October when a woman reached past me and grabbed the last two … Read more
Small Batch Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Glaze
This was supposed to be pumpkin bread. I had the can of pumpkin puree open, the flour measured, and my favorite loaf pan greased and … Read more
Easy Slow Cooker Apple Crisp with Oat Streusel
There used to be a little diner off Route 9 in New Hampshire called The Apple Basket that made the most ridiculous apple crisp. It … Read more
Cozy Apple Cider Donut Bread with Cinnamon Sugar Crust
I wasn’t supposed to be there that Saturday. My car was in the shop, and my neighbor Karen offered me a ride home from the … Read more
Creamy Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl – Easy Recipe
I was elbow-deep in a pile of vintage linens at a church rummage sale when the woman running the cash box—a tiny, no-nonsense woman named … Read more
Creamy One-Pot Butternut Squash Soup with Brown Butter
My neighbor, an older woman named Agnes who keeps a garden that could rival any professional nursery, watched me one October afternoon as I stood … Read more
Soft Baked Brown Sugar Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
My neighbor, a retired baker named Carol, asked me why I couldn’t just swap pumpkin puree into my standard snickerdoodle recipe. I started to explain … Read more
Smoky Chorizo Queso Dip: Easy Game Day Recipe
My husband claimed he hated queso. For ten years of marriage, he said it. He’d wrinkle his nose at the Velveeta-based dips at parties, muttering … Read more
Cozy Crockpot Chicken and Dumplings for Fall
It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late September, and a very specific craving hit. I didn’t have the energy for a full-blown … Read more
Healthy Ground Turkey Chili: Easy Game Day Dinner
There used to be a tiny sports bar on the corner of 7th and Elm, a place called The Whistle Stop, that made a chili … Read more