Cozy Healthy Pumpkin Oat Muffins: Best Easy Fall Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late September, and I had a very specific, almost desperate craving for something that tasted like … Read more
The Best Creamy Peanut Butter Banana Overnight Oats (Easy Recipe)
My alarm didn’t go off. My 7 AM meeting was now in 22 minutes. The fridge held a half-empty jar of peanut butter, two bananas … Read more
Easy Pumpkin Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
The neighborhood fall block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, Pinterest-perfect desserts—you know the ones. … Read more
Best Sour Cream Banana Bread Recipe (Easy & Moist!)
Sunday morning, 6:47 AM. The house is still, the coffee is dripping, and there are three very brown, very soft bananas on the counter. You … Read more
Cozy Chai-Spiced Pumpkin Scones with Maple Glaze
My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after the last garage sale—and the smell … Read more
Best Slow Cooker Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe
“You’re making that again?” my husband asked, peeking over my shoulder at the brisket sitting on the counter. It wasn’t a complaint—more like a happy … Read more
Light Pumpkin Dump Cake with Crunchy Pecan Crumble
There used to be a tiny bakery on a side street in Asheville called The Gilded Gourd that made the most incredible pumpkin cake. When … Read more
Easy One-Pan Garlic Butter Chicken and Rice: Best Weeknight Dinner
The pan was still warm when my husband walked through the door, and he just stood there, inhaling. “What is that smell?” he asked, already … Read more
Perfect Honey Balsamic Roasted Root Vegetables
My brother Mark did not trust vegetables that had been sweetened. He called it “nature’s candy betrayed” and would push roasted carrots to the side … Read more
Best Crowd-Pleasing Baked Pumpkin Donuts (Easy Cinnamon Sugar)
I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last October, hunting for a bag of peas, when the smell hit me. Not from the freezer … Read more