Cozy Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Pasta (Easy Recipe)
I swore I hated butternut squash. For years. Like, actively avoided it at holiday tables, politely pushed it around my plate, the whole bit. It … Read more
Cozy Crockpot Lasagna Soup with Italian Sausage
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was starving for something that felt like a hug in a bowl. … Read more
Wholesome Southern Chicken and Dumplings Soup Recipe
My neighbor, an 82-year-old woman named Gertrude who still tends her own tomato plants, asked me why I couldn’t just drop the dumpling dough straight … Read more
Quick Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage and Apple
The neighborhood fall potluck was in 24 hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate dishes—things that had clearly been marinating for … Read more
Best Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling – Easy Family Dessert
The woman at the farmer’s market stand watched me fumbling with three different pumpkins, trying to remember which one her husband had told me was … Read more
Best Budget-Friendly Caramel Apple Charcuterie Board for Fall
This was supposed to be a proper caramel apple bar. You know, the kind with the fancy granny smith apples, the homemade caramel sauce that … Read more
The Best Fresh Fall Charcuterie Board with Figs
There used to be a tiny wine bar tucked behind a vintage bookstore in downtown Asheville called The Gilded Grape that made what I still … Read more
Best Brown Sugar Pecan Acorn Squash: Easy 30-Minute Side
I was standing in the parking lot of a grocery store last October, juggling my keys and a bag of kale I didn’t really want, … Read more
Perfect Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats: Easy Fall Dessert
I was elbow-deep in a pile of vintage Pyrex at a dusty flea market outside of town last October when the woman running the booth—a … Read more
Easy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili with Black Beans
My neighbor Kate wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—my car was making that noise again—and something warm and … Read more