Best Holiday Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball with Bacon
My brother-in-law asked why I couldn’t just mix everything into one bowl and shape it without all the separate steps. I started to explain why … Read more
Quick Hand Turkey Fruit and Cheese Snack Platter for Kids
It was 8:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and the third “I’m hungry” of the evening had just echoed from the living room. I was … Read more
Perfect Pumpkin Cheesecake Dip (Easy 15-Min Recipe!)
The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me trying to wrestle a butternut squash off the vine for what felt like … Read more
Festive Sparkling Cranberry Apple Cider Mocktail Recipe
I was standing at the counter of a tiny hardware store on a Tuesday afternoon, waiting for them to cut a new key, when the … Read more
Cozy Southern Chicken and Dumplings with Canned Biscuits
Introduction The church potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. My grandmother’s famous chicken and dumplings takes an entire afternoon—something I clearly didn’t … Read more
Easy 3-Bean Taco Soup with Ranch (Budget-Friendly)
I was pulling into the grocery store parking lot last Tuesday when the smell of someone’s slow cooker hit me from three cars over. It … Read more
Quick Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Brown Butter Sage
There used to be a tiny French bistro tucked in an alley in downtown Portland called Le Petit Pot that made the most incredible butternut … Read more
Lighter Cheesy Garlic Herb Pull-Apart Bread: Easy Recipe
My husband swore he hated pull-apart bread. For years. Every time I’d mention making one for a game day or a casual dinner, he’d make … Read more
Easy Creamy Crockpot Potato Soup with Hash Browns
I grabbed the wrong bag of potatoes. That’s how this whole thing started. I was standing in my kitchen last November, staring at a bag … Read more
Cozy Crockpot White Chicken Chili with Cream Cheese
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to him describe exactly … Read more