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
Best Homemade Elderberry Gummies for Kids
It was 10:47 PM on a particularly damp Wednesday in February, and my youngest had just coughed for the 47th time that day. I was … Read more
Best Reeses Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake Recipe
My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to show off. She’d invited us over for a casual Sunday barbecue—burgers, hot dogs, the usual. I walked into her … Read more
Creamy Crockpot Cheeseburger Potato Soup: Easy Fall Dinner
Someone asked me last week why I always seem to have a crockpot going by noon on a Sunday. I laughed and pointed to the … Read more
Best Homemade Fire Cider Immunity Shots with Ginger and Turmeric
My neighbor, a woman named Rosa who grows more herbs in her tiny backyard than I thought possible, watched me hacking my way through a … Read more
Perfectly Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked into a brick storefront on a sleepy street in Portland that made the most incredible pumpkin chocolate … Read more
Perfect Fluffy Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
This was supposed to be a loaf. A simple, predictable pumpkin loaf that I could wrap in foil and take to a book club meeting … Read more
Creamy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili – Easy Weeknight Dinner
The neighborhood chili cook-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipe, slow-simmered for days, or … Read more