Best Maple Pecan Harvest Salad with Easy Apple Cider Vinaigrette
I was elbow-deep in potting soil, trying to convince a particularly stubborn fern that it really did want to live on my porch, when my … Read more
Homemade Canned Tomato Sauce Best Small-Batch Recipe
The woman at the farmers’ market stand watched me staring at the mountain of Roma tomatoes on her table. I had been trying to figure … Read more
Creamy Zucchini Corn Soup with Crispy Bacon
The neighborhood block party was in 48 hours and I’d completely forgotten about the soup contest. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s slow-simmered minestrone … Read more
Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili with Cannellini Beans
I was standing in the dairy aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday, staring blankly at a row of cream cheese packages, when the … Read more
Best Homemade Slow Cooker Spiced Pear Vanilla Butter
I had claimed to hate pear butter for seven years. Seven years of wrinkling my nose at farmer’s market jars, seven years of sliding past … Read more
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup: Easy Homemade Recipe
There used to be a tiny corner café in Portland called The Red Canopy that made the most incredible creamy tomato basil soup I have … Read more
Best Small-Batch Pumpkin Dump Cake for Two: Easy Fall Dessert
This was supposed to be a full-sized pumpkin dump cake for a potluck I was dreading. I had the big 9×13 dish buttered, the canned … Read more
Cozy Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Easy Maple Icing
I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite fall recipe in the middle of a hardware store parking lot, but there I was, holding a … Read more
Creamy Sausage Potato Soup: Easy Slow Cooker Dinner Recipe
My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more
Best Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter first and then mix it into the cookie dough cold. I started to explain why … Read more