Easy Friendsgiving Charcuterie Board with Fig Jam
It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a sudden, desperate urge for something salty, sweet, and spread on a cracker. I … Read more
Quick Boozy Orange Cream Jello Shots Recipe
I was sitting in my accountant’s office last April, staring at a stack of receipts I should have organized months earlier, when he suddenly closed … Read more
Creamy Crockpot Broccoli Cheddar Soup (Easy Copycat)
I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, looking for a can of black beans that I was pretty sure I’d bought, … Read more
Cozy Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel
Someone asked me last week why I always mash the sweet potatoes by hand instead of using a mixer. I started to explain why that … Read more
Almond Witchs Finger Cookies: The Best Guest-Favorite Halloween Recipe
My nephew asked why I couldn’t just shape the dough into fingers and press an almond on top for the nail. I was in the … Read more
Creamy Crockpot Loaded Baked Potato Soup: Easy 5-Ingredient Recipe
There used to be a tiny diner on the corner of Elm and 4th in my old neighborhood called The Rusty Spoon that made the … Read more
Cozy Brown Butter Sage Stuffing with Sourdough
I had refused to even try stuffing for, oh, about twenty-eight years. That’s a long time to hold a grudge against bread cubes, I know. … Read more
Cozy Caramel Apple Slices with Toffee Bits: Easy Fall Dessert
I met Rosa at the community garden two autumns ago. She was tending to a gnarled apple tree that I had walked past a dozen … Read more
Easy One-Pot Lasagna Soup with Ricotta for Kids
This was supposed to be lasagna. The real deal—the kind that takes an hour to layer, another hour to bake, and leaves you with a … Read more
Lighter Gluten-Free Green Bean Casserole: 5-Ingredient Easy Recipe
My neighbor, a retired schoolteacher named Carol, watched me wrestling with a bag of green beans on my front porch one crisp November afternoon. She … Read more