Food & Drink

  • Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

    The bake-sale table needs a cookie that stacks, travels, and tastes like October — these soft pumpkin cakes with cream cheese filling do all three.

  • How to Sear Chicken Thighs Without Sticking

    How to Sear Chicken Thighs Without Sticking

    Chicken thighs lift clean off the pan when the thigh is dry, the pan is hot, and you leave them alone for five unhurried minutes.

  • One-Pan Lemon Herb Chicken and Potatoes

    One-Pan Lemon Herb Chicken and Potatoes

    Four people, one pan, an hour to the table: lemon-herb chicken thighs roast over baby potatoes that soak up every drop of pan juice.

  • How to Keep a Fruit Crisp Topping Crunchy

    How to Keep a Fruit Crisp Topping Crunchy

    Your crisp came out of the oven golden and crackling, then went soft by dessert — here is how to keep that topping crunchy.

  • Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Skillet

    Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Skillet

    It is 5:30, the day ran long, and dinner still needs to happen — this chicken and mushroom skillet lands in about half an hour.

  • Cranberry Apple Crisp

    Cranberry Apple Crisp

    The Thanksgiving table is set, the turkey is resting, and someone just asked what is for dessert — this is the crisp to bring.

  • Reference Table: Safe Minimum Internal Temperatures for Meat, Poultry, and Seafood

    Reference Table: Safe Minimum Internal Temperatures for Meat, Poultry, and Seafood

    The grill is hot, the pork chops are on, and everyone is asking if they are done yet. Here is the number that settles it.

  • Spiced Pear Crisp

    Spiced Pear Crisp

    Pears gone soft on the counter are not done yet — under an oat topping, they turn into the dessert November wants.

  • Roasted Pumpkin Soup

    Roasted Pumpkin Soup

    Steam, butter, and a pumpkin too big for the counter — roasted soup turns the November pumpkin into dinner.

  • Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

    Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

    Steam rises off the pasta pot, squash roasts sweet in the oven, and dinner comes together golden, cheesy, and ready before the table is set.

  • Apple Cider Doughnut Loaf Cake

    Apple Cider Doughnut Loaf Cake

    November air smells like cider at the orchard stand, and this loaf brings that smell home — cinnamon sugar on top, soft apple crumb inside.

  • Cider-Braised Chicken Thighs

    Cider-Braised Chicken Thighs

    Bone-in chicken thighs braised in apple cider with apples, onions, and thyme — one pan, an hour, and a sauce worth spooning over everything.