Cozy Gingerbread Whipped Coffee: Easy Holiday Recipe
The holiday cookie exchange was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 7 AM, still … Read more
Cozy Creamy Coconut Curry Pumpkin Soup
There used to be a tiny Nepalese cafe tucked behind a laundromat on a rainy corner of Portland that made a coconut curry pumpkin soup … Read more
Homemade Pan de Muerto with Easy Orange Blossom Glaze
My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her measuring cup—one of those small errands you put off for weeks—and the … Read more
Cozy Honeynut Squash Soup with Maple and Nutmeg
This was supposed to be butternut squash soup. I mean, that was the plan. I had the big, clunky butternut squash sitting on my counter, … Read more
Easy Christmas Sparkle Jello Cups Recipe (Kids Love It!)
I wasn’t expecting to get dessert advice from the high school biology teacher at my son’s parent-teacher conference. But there I was, sitting in a … Read more
Best Pecan Pie Cobbler Easy Recipe with Ice Cream
My neighbor Marcus asked me why I couldn’t just pour the pecan pie filling right over the crust and bake it like a cobbler. I … Read more
Kid-Approved Butternut Squash Lasagna Bake: Easy Family Dinner
I was standing in the community garden last October, staring at a butternut squash the size of my forearm, completely clueless about what to do … Read more
Cozy Classic Eggnog with Fresh Nutmeg – Easy Homemade Recipe
I’d claimed to hate eggnog for fifteen years. Fifteen years of wrinkling my nose at holiday parties, of muttering “I’m more of a mulled wine … Read more
Light & Festive Halloween Fruit Kabobs with Easy Yogurt Dip
It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late September, and I was supposed to be meal-prepping for the week. Instead, I found myself … Read more
Quick Homemade Pumpkin Pie with Flaky Crust
The company potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d known about it for weeks, but somewhere between the Tuesday night … Read more
Creamy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese (Easy Healthy Recipe)
There used to be this tiny café tucked between a vintage bookstore and a laundromat in my old neighborhood that made the most ridiculous butternut … Read more
Cozy Orange Vanilla Halloween Punch: Easy 10-Minute Recipe
My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone that night. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—cliché, I know, but my baking stash … Read more
Best Purple Witch’s Brew Halloween Mocktail – Easy Party Favorite
I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, just minding my own business, when the kid in front of me … Read more
Homemade Peppermint Chocolate Mint Sandwich Cookies
This was supposed to be a simple batch of chocolate thumbprint cookies. You know the kind—press a little indent into each dough ball, fill it … Read more
Quick Stuffed Acorn Squash with Wild Rice & Cranberries
My neighbor asked me why I couldn’t just microwave the acorn squash instead of roasting it for forty minutes. I started to explain why that … Read more
Classic Southern Cornbread Dressing: Best Thanksgiving Side
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, standing in the middle of a fluorescent-lit office lobby, listening to Mr. Henderson … Read more
Best Halloween Dirt Cups with Gummy Worms
It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in mid-October, and I had a very specific, almost ridiculous craving for something chocolatey, crunchy, and creepy. … Read more
Cozy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup With Sage Recipe
The farmer’s market vendor watched me pawing through her pile of butternut squash, probably looking as lost as I felt. It was late October, and … Read more
Best Kid-Approved Jiffy Corn Casserole with Cheddar Recipe
The church potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. I was standing in my kitchen on a Saturday morning, staring at the contents … Read more
Easy Christmas Tree Brownie Dip with Fresh Fruit Recipe
My brother-in-law Mark had refused to participate in Christmas dessert for seven years. Seven years of watching him wave off pie, cake, cookies—anything sweet—with that … Read more