Quick Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars: Easy 30-Minute Dessert
I was standing in line at my local hardware store, of all places, trying to convince myself I didn’t need another pack of light bulbs … Read more
Best Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars: Easy Holiday Dessert
There used to be this tiny bakery tucked into a converted garage on a side street in Portland—the kind of place you only found because … Read more
Best Easy Cranberry Brie Bites Recipe
This was supposed to be a fancy baked brie. You know, the kind you wrap in puff pastry, bake until it’s a molten mess, and … Read more
Juicy Cranberry Orange Glazed Turkey Breast: Easy Holiday Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a wild craving for Thanksgiving dinner. Not the whole spread, mind you—just … Read more
Easy Loaded Baked Potato Soup with Bacon & Cheddar
My neighbor Mark had claimed to hate potato soup for fifteen years. Fifteen years. He’d make this face, you know the one—slightly scrunched nose, a … Read more
Best Brown Butter Sage Stuffing with Sourdough Recipe
My neighbor Carol asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter with the sage from the start instead of adding it later. I opened my … Read more
Cozy Harvest Kale and Squash Salad with Pomegranate
Maria from the community garden plot next to mine watched me wrestling with a stubborn butternut squash for a good five minutes before she said … Read more
Creamy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili with Roasted Poblanos
I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last November when the cold air from the open freezer door hit my face, and suddenly I … Read more
Cozy Roasted Acorn Squash Stuffed with Wild Rice and Cranberries
My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—don’t ask, it was a whole thing with a flat … Read more
Easy Black Bean Pumpkin Chili: Best Unique 30-Minute Recipe
The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandfather’s secret recipe that had been simmering … Read more