Easy Baked Pumpkin Donuts with Cinnamon Sugar Coating
My sister asked me why I couldn’t just bake the donuts instead of frying them. It was a few Octobers ago, and I was elbow-deep … Read more
Perfect Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bundt Cake (Easy Fall Dessert)
My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of brown sugar—classic baking emergency—and the smell hit me before … Read more
Best Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread with Streusel
It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Wednesday in early October, and I had a ridiculous, almost embarrassing craving for pumpkin bread. Not just any … Read more
Homemade Roasted Tomato Basil Soup for Easy Canning
I was elbow-deep in a mountain of end-of-season tomatoes, my kitchen looking like a red-and-green crime scene, when my phone rang. It was my accountant, … Read more
Easy 7-Day Homemade Sourdough Starter for Perfect Bread
I swore I’d never keep a sourdough starter. For years, actually. The idea of a living thing taking up space in my kitchen—needing to be … Read more
Sticky Peach Bourbon Chicken Thighs: Easy 30-Minute Dinner
Last Wednesday, I was staring into my fridge, feeling that familiar dinner-time dread. Chicken thighs, check. Peaches from that overambitious farmer’s market trip, check. But … Read more
Cozy Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Sourdough: Best Fall Bread
This was supposed to be a plain loaf of sourdough. You know, the kind you make on autopilot on a Sunday afternoon while you’re catching … Read more
Perfect Small-Batch Pear Vanilla Jam for Easy Canning
My sister asked why I couldn’t just use less sugar in my jam. I started to explain the science of pectin and preservation, the delicate … Read more
Homemade Elderberry Syrup: Best Immune-Boosting Recipe
The winter market was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten I’d signed up for the “wellness table” at our neighborhood’s first-ever Cold Weather Festival. … Read more
Best Zucchini Bread with Walnuts and Cinnamon Sugar
I was at a tiny farmers’ market last September — the kind tucked behind a gas station that you almost drive past — when this … Read more