Cozy Butternut Squash Soup with Brown Butter Sage
Last Tuesday, I was at the community garden sorting through the last of the fall harvest with Maria, who has been tending the plot next … Read more
Easy Halloween Mummy Pigs in a Blanket: Best Kid-Approved Recipe
The school Halloween party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Every other parent was bringing elaborate cookie displays and those fancy cupcake towers … Read more
Easy Fresh Halloween Veggie Tray Pumpkin
My neighbor, a retired florist named Clara, watched me wrestle with a carving knife and a very stubborn pumpkin one October afternoon. She didn’t say … Read more
Easy Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage & Wild Rice
My neighbor Mark asked me, halfway through a Tuesday evening text conversation about what to make for dinner, “Why can’t you just stuff the squash … Read more
Cozy Butternut Squash Lasagna with Sage Brown Butter
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a retired librarian named Marjorie, but there I was, elbow-deep in a pile of vintage Pyrex at a church … Read more
Crowd-Pleasing Roasted Acorn Squash with Easy Maple Brown Butter
It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had an undeniable craving for something sweet, savory, and deeply autumnal. I didn’t have the … Read more
Kid-Approved Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese: Easy 30-Minute Meal
My neighbor Judy asked me why I couldn’t just toss the squash in with the pasta water instead of roasting it separately. I started to … Read more
Light & Fun Ghost Cupcakes: Easy Marshmallow Fondant Toppers
My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a whisk—mine had mysteriously vanished into the back of a drawer—and the … Read more
Easy One-Pot Taco Soup: The Best Kid-Approved Family Dinner
I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store last Tuesday, holding a new showerhead and a bag of lightbulbs, when the woman … Read more
Easy Salted Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie Recipe
My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished after a yard sale—and the smell hit … Read more