Best Southern Cornbread Dressing with Sage and Sausage
The neighborhood holiday potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary green bean casserole, their aunt’s … Read more
Best Small Batch Brown Sugar Bourbon Glazed Ham Recipe
I was standing in the middle of the spice aisle at my local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a jar of whole cloves like … Read more
Easy Kid-Approved Maple Pumpkin Muffins (Best Recipe)
My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a borrowed garden rake and the smell of maple and cinnamon … Read more
Perfect Cozy Cranberry Orange Turkey Breast for Two
There used to be a tiny, white-tablecloth bistro tucked between a laundromat and a vintage bookstore on the corner of Elm and 4th. It was … Read more
Cozy Caramel Apple Crumble Bars: Best Fall Dessert
This was supposed to be a simple apple crisp. A Tuesday night sort of thing, you know? I’d peeled the apples, mixed the cinnamon, and … Read more
Quick Spiced Pumpkin Bars with Easy Cream Cheese Frosting
I was standing in line at the hardware store, holding a showerhead I wasn’t entirely sure would fit, when the woman behind me—a retired schoolteacher … Read more
Chewy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies – Easy Light & Delicious Recipe
I was sprawled on the couch, half-watching a documentary about something I’ve already forgotten, when the craving hit. Not just any craving—the specific, almost primal … Read more
Best Apple Cider Caramel Cake Recipe with Cinnamon Buttercream
Introduction My neighbor Dave asked why I couldn’t just skip the step of reducing the apple cider on the stove. “Why not just use the … Read more
Cozy Brown Butter Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Maple Glaze
My neighbor, an older woman named Rosa, watched me struggling to carry a too-heavy pumpkin from the farmer’s market one Saturday morning. She didn’t say … Read more
Best Mini Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites: Easy Kid-Approved Fall Dessert
My husband had claimed to hate pumpkin desserts for eleven years. Eleven. He’d make a face at the pumpkin pie every Thanksgiving, push the pumpkin … Read more