Best Easy Homemade Thanksgiving Turkey Gravy in 10 Minutes
It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday in late November, and I was staring down a defrosted turkey neck and a bag of giblets … Read more
Budget-Friendly Green Bean Casserole the Whole Family Loves
I was standing in line at the DMV—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about green bean casserole. Not in a small-talk, “oh, … Read more
Easy Cranberry Brie Bites: Best Puff Pastry Appetizer
Maria, the woman who runs the flower shop down my street, watched me fumbling with a block of cream cheese one afternoon, trying to get … Read more
Creamy Sweet Potato Casserole with Easy Pecan Streusel
My brother-in-law Mark had refused to eat sweet potatoes for as long as anyone could remember. Twenty-seven years, give or take. He’d make a face … Read more
Best Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie Brownies Easy Fall Dessert
Three autumns ago, my neighbor handed me a slice of pecan pie through her screen door. “Try this,” she said, “and tell me what it … Read more
Ultimate Friendsgiving Fall Charcuterie Board: Easy & Best Recipe
There used to be a little wine bar in Brooklyn called The Gathered Table that made the most incredible fall grazing board I’ve ever had. … Read more
Easy Roasted Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
“The potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten.” That was the text I sent my friend Jenna on a particularly chaotic Tuesday in … Read more
Quick Apple Dumplings with Easy Cinnamon Sugar Sauce
My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a wrench—don’t ask—and the smell of cinnamon and baking apples hit me … Read more
Crowd-Pleasing Honeynut Squash with Easy Maple Brown Butter
This was supposed to be soup. I had this whole plan—roasted butternut squash soup with a swirl of cream and maybe some crusty bread on … Read more
Homemade Pumpkin Pie with Flaky All-Butter Crust
I was standing in the frozen food aisle last November, staring at a stack of pre-made pie shells, when this scent hit me—not from the … Read more