Best Easy Crockpot Potato Soup with Bacon & Chives
The neighborhood potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those fancy, multi-layered dishes—the kind that take all weekend … Read more
Quick Fall Harvest Salad with Easy Maple Vinaigrette
My sister-in-law had claimed to hate salad for thirty-seven years. Thirty-seven years. She’d pick around the lettuce in a taco, push garnish to the side … Read more
Cozy White Chicken Chili with Roasted Poblano Peppers
There used to be a tiny, red-painted cantina on a side street in Austin, called “La Casita de Lupe,” that made a white chicken chili … Read more
Lighter One-Pot Lasagna Soup with Creamy Ricotta
I was standing in the pasta aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of lasagna noodles like they held the secrets to the universe, when … Read more
Creamy Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup (Easy Budget Meal)
My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more
Quick Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies: Best Easy Recipe
I wasn’t expecting baking advice from the plumber, but there I was, standing in my own kitchen with a leaky faucet dripping into a mixing … Read more
Cozy Apple Cider Mimosa with Cinnamon Sugar Rim
This was supposed to be a hot mulled cider situation. I had the oranges, the star anise, the whole clove situation going on. The plan … Read more
Lighter Salted Caramel Apple Crisp with Oat Crumble
It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a very specific craving for something warm, sweet, and buttery. You know that feeling … Read more
Best Banana Pumpkin Bread with Toasted Pecans
My sister asked why I couldn’t just skip the mixer and mash everything by hand. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—something about overmixing … Read more
Perfect Easy Apple Cider Donuts with Maple Glaze
The farmer’s market vendor watched me eyeing her apple cider for the third time that fall. I kept circling back, picking up a jug, putting … Read more