Easy Acorn Squash Soup with Toasted Pepitas: Best Fall Recipe
The woman at the farmers’ market stall watched me poke at an acorn squash like I’d never seen one before. I hadn’t, honestly—not up close. … Read more
Easy Crockpot Butternut Squash and Apple Soup
It was 11:47 on a Tuesday that had felt like it was made of wet cardboard, and I wanted fall in a bowl. Not the … Read more
Lighter Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze Recipe
The neighborhood bake-off was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary seven-layer cakes or those perfectly piped … Read more
Best Easy Roasted Honeynut Squash with Brown Butter
My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow her garden shears—I had a rogue rosemary bush that was taking over my … Read more
Easy Fall Pasta Salad with Roasted Butternut Squash
There used to be a tiny farm-to-table café tucked behind a row of antique shops in my town that made the most incredible pasta salad. … Read more
Cozy Salted Caramel Apple Bars with Easy Oat Crumble
I was digging through my pantry for a mostly-empty bag of chocolate chips last Tuesday when the smell of cinnamon hit me — not from … Read more
Quick Roasted Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
This was supposed to be a simple butternut squash soup. I had the squash roasted, the broth simmering, and I was feeling pretty good about … Read more
Cozy Apple Cider Mimosas Recipe with Cinnamon Sugar Rims
It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in October, and I was hit with the most specific craving for something sparkling, something warm-spiced, and … Read more
Lighter Pumpkin Bread with Streusel Crumb Topping: Easy Fall Recipe
My friend Jen asked me why I couldn’t just use applesauce instead of oil in my pumpkin bread. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more
The Best Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies with Cinnamon Sugar
I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in spreadsheets during tax season, listening to him describe exactly how to … Read more