Easy Friendsgiving Turkey Chili Recipe – Best Crowd Pleaser
I was standing in the spice aisle of our local grocery store last November when a woman walked past me, and her coat smelled exactly … Read more
Easy Honey Garlic Chicken Thighs in the Crockpot
The office potluck was in twelve hours and I had completely forgotten about it. My coworker Dave had been talking about his wife’s slow-cooked brisket … Read more
Lighter Chicken Pot Pie with a Flaky Butter Crust
There used to be a tiny café tucked away on a side street in Portland, Oregon, called The Gabled Bird, that made a chicken pot … Read more
Best Easy Pumpkin Hummus with Spiced Pepitas
My brother claimed to hate hummus for fifteen years. Fifteen years. He’d poke at it at family gatherings like it was some kind of alien … Read more
Cozy One-Pan Garlic Butter Chicken and Rice: Easy Dinner Recipe
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from the lady at the plant nursery, but there I was, elbow-deep in potting soil, listening to her describe exactly … Read more
Homemade Chicken and Dumplings: Easy Family Favorite Recipe
This was supposed to be a simple chicken soup. I had the whole thing planned out in my head—a clear, brothy number with thin slices … Read more
Chocolate Mint Halloween Cookies: Easy Sandwich Recipe
My niece Clara asked why I couldn’t just use a box of brownie mix for the cookies. I was mid-lecture—something about “real cocoa powder” and … Read more
Cozy Halloween Charcuterie Board with Candy Corn
Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a stack of old magazines she’d asked to borrow, and the smell of … Read more
Cozy Gingerbread Whipped Coffee: Easy 5-Minute Recipe
My youngest swore they hated coffee. For years. Every time I brewed a pot, they’d wrinkle their nose and declare the smell “too grown-up.” Then, … Read more
Cozy Halloween Spider Cookies with Royal Icing Recipe
The autumn I turned twenty-eight, I found myself living in a row house on a street where neighbors actually knew each other’s names. My across-the-street … Read more