Haunted Dill Pickle Cheese Ball
Halloween night at our house always turns into something between a costume party and a snack parade. My kids are old enough now to invite...
Garlic Butter Salmon With Spinach And Mushrooms In Creamy Sauce
One weekday evening after work, I came home to a fridge that looked discouragingly empty, just a few salmon fillets, a half bag of spinach,...
Pumpkin Bars With Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese Drizzle
The first morning after daylight saving time ended, I woke up before everyone else. The house was unusually quiet, a soft kind of silence that...
Garlic Parmesan Chicken Meatloaf
Last spring, during a small community cookout behind our town hall, I ended up chatting with a firefighter named Mike about comfort food. He told...
Oktoberfest Maple Mustard Chicken Burger
It was one of those crisp fall evenings when our small town held its annual Oktoberfest celebration downtown. The air smelled like roasted nuts, grilled...
Sheet Pan Caramel Apples
Last weekend, our town held its annual Fall Fair downtown, and as soon as I walked past the caramel apple stand, I was hit with...
Crispy Pickle Cheese Bites
It was one of those humid afternoons when my husband had a few friends over to watch the game. I’d just gotten home from work,...
Butternut Squash Apple Bake
It was a crisp Sunday afternoon in October when I brought this Butternut Squash Apple Bake to our neighborhood potluck at the church basement. The...
German Chocolate Paradise Cake
Last spring, my neighbor Clara invited me to a little block party potluck—just a few of us from the street sharing food on folding tables...
Salted Caramel Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars
One breezy Saturday afternoon, I was at our town’s annual book swap in the community center, where tables overflowed with paperbacks and people carried mugs...