Homemade Apple Cider Cookies: Easy Chewy Cinnamon Sugar
This was supposed to be a simple batch of snickerdoodles. I had the butter softening, the cinnamon ready, and I was feeling pretty good about … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Beef Chili with Cornbread Croutons
It was 11:47 PM on a gray, drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for chili. Not just … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Beef Chili with Cornbread Topping
I figured a slow cooker chili was the kind of thing you just dump and forget. It took about one bite of this version—with that … Read more
Cozy Apple Cider Braised Pork Tenderloin: Easy One-Pan Dinner
Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a drizzly Thursday afternoon to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the … Read more
Easy Crockpot Garlic Parmesan Chicken Thighs Recipe
There used to be this tiny Italian place tucked between a laundromat and a dry cleaner on the corner of 7th and Maple that made … Read more
Best Easy 30-Minute Weeknight Chili for Beginners
My neighbor, a guy named Dave who I swear survives on frozen pizza and protein bars, asked me why I couldn’t just dump a can … Read more
Ultimate Hot Cocoa Toppings Bar: 10 Easy Add-Ons
The doorbell rang at 8:47 PM on a Tuesday that had already gone sideways. I was in sweatpants, the kids were technically supposed to be … Read more
Best Easy Brown Butter Apple Cider Cake Recipe
I was at my local hardware store last October—picking up a new rake, of all things—when the woman behind me in line started talking about … Read more
Lightened-Up Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Soup: Easy & Healthy
My sister-in-law, Claire, swore she hated soup. For years. The woman would show up to every family gathering with a casserole dish, side-eyeing my stockpot … Read more
Easy Creamy Kabocha Squash Soup with Coconut Milk
Late November, and the only thing I want is this bowl of creamy kabocha squash soup with coconut milk. The sky outside is that particular … Read more