This week, we have another round of weekly meal plan recommendations, from a simple 4-ingredient, 5-minute pork chop recipe to a lasagna soup recipe (really!) that welcomes fall. These five dinners that will get you through the week ahea…
It may still be sweltering where I live, but I'm at least making sure it tastes like fall with these creative recipes that give us all kinds of ways to use canned pumpkin. From breakfast to dessert to dinner, these recipes rely on simple…
It’s time to start thinking about your meal plan for next week. From a one pot pasta to an Instant Pot fall stew, we’ve got five weeknight dinners that will get you through the week ahead. So grab a pen, make your shopping list, and stoc…
It's time for fall tailgates and potluck dinners around the fire pit, and I'm looking to spice things up with inspiration from my hometown's favorite food (and apparently a hot item across the country these days): Nashville Hot Chicken. …
The California girl in me starts to feel a little nervous at the onset of fall. I know it's a little crazy, but I can’t help thinking #winteriscoming. The thing that makes me feel better without fail? Fall food. More often than not, chic…
Roasting is the easiest way to prepare veggies this time of year (especially if you use our foolproof method for roasting vegetables ), but all alone, they can seem a little pedestrian for the holiday table. Which is why I use a secret w…
Roasting vegetables is my favorite way to cook fall and winter veggies because it is, hands down, the best way to coax out big flavor from hearty produce. And then there’s the fact that roasting is dead easy. Sure, it takes a little time…
With so much happening in the world (like, uh, this week ), I feel silly taking issue with daylight savings, but seriously? As far as I'm concerned, this institutionalized tradition, which surely once had significance, does nothing but d…
I've been willing it to be fall since, oh, mid-August. Now that I'm finally seeing the first leaves change, no one's stopping me from making chili. Lots and lots of chili. I'm partial to the kind that melts cheese and sour cream upon con…
It’s time to get a head start on your meal plan for next week. From a fall version of Carbonara to your new favorite meatball recipe, we’ve got five weeknight dinners that will get you through the week. So grab a pen, make your shopping …
Ah, election season. A time of elevated public discourse, stimulating debate on the issues that matter most, and constant reminders of why democracy is the best political system on earth. Well, maybe not so much this year. If 2016's pres…
We're in the middle of pumpkin spice season and everything from my coffee to my cookies are now laden with sugary pumpkin flavor. But let's not forget the savory side of pumpkin, which is arguably yummier and (obviously) healthier too. O…
At the center of my pumpkin carving memories is a heaping pile of slimy pumpkin guts tangled with smooth-skinned seeds, which, unfortunately, were always thrown into the trash. But last year I learned how to roast pumpkin seeds (without …
The season is here. The onslaught of pumpkin spice recipes can either be seen as a frightful epidemic (Pumpkin Spice Clorox?!) or the best time of year ( Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes !). Either way, it can be overwhelming, especially i…
We love encouraging you to make your own coffee goodness, whether it's cold brew , the perfect cup of French Press coffee, a coffee milkshake , or even coffee cocktails . But we also know that you love a good seasonal Starbucks coffee dr…
The mass shooting events that have occurred over the last two weeks have left us gutted. While are trying to process our own grief, anger and overwhelming emotions, many of us are also talking to our kids about the tragedies to help them…
Can we all agree that the best part of Thanksgiving is pie? In my family, there are some essential Thanksgiving pie recipes that will never change. Like my mom's pumpkin pie: She's a purist and her pie is absolute perfection. There will …
I admit it: There’s something kind of naughty and appealing about the jellied cranberry sauce from my youth. The imprinted ridges and the way it slides so easily from the can—it conjures up serious Thanksgiving nostalgia. But when it com…
Whether this is your first time hosting Thanksgiving or you’re a seasoned pro, your focus will probably be on the turkey. Too often, vegetables are last minute or uninspired. Unintentional, maybe. Big mistake, definitely. With a little b…
Our Thanksgiving meal tends to be dominated by white foods, from the turkey and mashed potatoes to the rolls. Though I wouldn't have it any other way, I've decided to brighten things up just a little with one of these colorful fall salad…
Pumpkins look pretty on your stoop or porch through Thanksgiving but, honestly, come November first and I'm done with mine, especially if they've been decorated for Halloween. Instead, I pull out the wreathes and gourdes (fancy!) and use…
Fall isn't all about pumpkin, you know. There are lots of other fall flavors that make delicious drinks, including apples and apple cider perfect for these tasty apple cider drinks ; pears, which we used to make these skinny pear cocktai…
Last week was all about non-alcoholic Halloween drinks , so this week we’re boozing it up Halloween style. If you’re having a party with grown ups, we think a selection of both cocktails and mocktails is the way to go—and there’s no reas…
While scouring the web for the best skinny slow cooker recipes I could find, I came across a genius trick that I have to share: how to cook spaghetti squash in a slow cooker . Did you know that you could do this? I had no clue and, in fa…