Cozy Maple Roasted Acorn Squash Rings: Easy Fall Recipe
Last October, I was at the farmers’ market, staring at a bin of acorn squash like they were a puzzle I couldn’t solve. I’d bought … Read more
Cozy Cranberry Orange Sauce with Fresh Ginger: Easy Homemade Recipe
There used to be a tiny café tucked behind a used bookstore in Portland, Oregon, called The Gilded Spoon, that made a cranberry orange sauce … Read more
Quick Harvest Apple Pecan Salad with Maple Vinaigrette
My neighbor, a man named Frank who gardens like it’s his second job, had been leaving bags of apples on my porch for three weeks … Read more
Easy Brown Sugar Roasted Acorn Squash with Pecans
I was stuck at the airport in Chicago, three hours delayed, and honestly ready to just eat a sad pretzel from the kiosk and call … Read more
One-Pot Lasagna Soup with Ricotta: Easy 30-Minute Meal
The potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Maria’s famous baked ziti that takes her all … Read more
Cozy Herb Butter Roasted Turkey Breast for Two
My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her Tupperware container—the one she’d shoved leftover chili into three days prior—and … Read more
Cozy Loaded Baked Potato Soup with Bacon – Easy 30-Min Recipe
I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bag of pre-shredded cheese, when the cold air from the open freezer … Read more
Cozy Squash Apple Coconut Soup: Best Fall Recipe
This was supposed to be a batch of roasted butternut squash soup—the same one I make every year when the leaves start to turn. I … Read more
Creamy Honeynut Squash Soup with Crispy Sage – Best Easy Recipe
My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just roast the squash whole instead of hacking at it with a knife first. I started to explain … Read more
Cozy Creamy White Chicken Chili with Cream Cheese – Easy 30-Minute Dinner
There used to be this tiny, wood-paneled café called The Rusty Spoon tucked away on a side street in downtown Portland—the kind of place with … Read more