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Lightened-Up Pumpkin Bread

2026-10-14T17:32:21Z

This lightened-up pumpkin bread has fewer calories than most traditional pumpkin bread without sacrificing flavor. Honey and olive oil keep the loaf soft, while walnuts add crunch and cinnamon adds the spice you’d expect from pumpkin bread.

Lightened-Up Pumpkin Bread with Honey, Olive Oil, and Walnuts

At some point, I had to figure out a way to make pumpkin bread with fewer calories because of my own insistence on having butter, cream cheese, or some kind of schmear on every slice was...

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Korean Braised Short Ribs

2026-10-13T18:57:42Z

These Korean braised short ribs are seared before going into the slow cooker with gochujang, garlic, ginger, soy sauce, and brown sugar. The beef cooks until it’s fork-tender, then I thicken the sweet, spicy sauce enough to spoon over the ribs and steamed rice.

Slow Cooker Korean Braised Short Ribs with Gochujang

I make these Korean-inspired braised short ribs becuase I like tender beef with a sauce that’s both sweet and spicy. Gochujang has a spicy, fermented chile flavor I love, and...

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Salted Caramel Apple Pie

2026-10-11T15:41:52Z

This salted caramel apple pie has a homemade all-butter crust filled with Granny Smith and Honeycrisp apples coated in salted caramel before baking. The golden lattice crust is sprinkled with flaky sea salt, and the caramel stays soft enough to flow slightly onto the plate when you cut a slice.

Salted Caramel Apple Pie with Homemade Caramel and All-Butter Crust

This salted caramel apple pie might be my favorite way to make apple pie because I’ve always had a thing for a little salt at...

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Oatmeal Cookie Apple Crisp Dump Cake

2026-10-09T17:39:16Z

This oatmeal cookie apple crisp dump cake uses oatmeal cookie mix instead of cake mix for a golden, cracked cookie topping over cinnamon-spiced apple pie filling. Cold butter bakes into the topping, while caramel sauce and chopped pecans finish the warm dessert.

Oatmeal Cookie Apple Crisp with a Cracked Cookie Crust

This whole oatmeal cookie apple crisp dump cake started with a bag of oatmeal cookie mix that was never supposed to be at my house.

I finally solved a grocery delivery mystery...

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Pumpkin Brown Sugar Crunch Ice Cream

2026-10-08T17:35:50Z

Pumpkin brown sugar crunch ice cream is made with a buttermilk pumpkin custard, dark brown sugar, and warm spices. I churn homemade brown sugar pecan streusel into the ice cream, so it has a buttery texture and lots of pecans mixed in, even after the streusel softens.

Pumpkin Brown Sugar Crunch Ice Cream with Buttermilk and Pecan Streusel

I didn’t want pumpkin ice cream that tasted like frozen pumpkin pie filling, which is why I use buttermilk with the milk and cream. It adds acidity to...

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Carne Adovada

2026-10-07T16:48:07Z

I make my carne adovada with pork shoulder and a red chile sauce made from guajillo, ancho, and chipotle chiles. The pork gets fork-tender, and the sauce cooks down dark and concentrated enough that you’re going to want warm tortillas nearby.

Carne Adovada with Pork Shoulder, Guajillo, Ancho and Chipotle Chiles

If you’ve never had carne adovada, it’s a New Mexican dish of pork cooked in red chile sauce. Traditional versions are made with New Mexico red chiles, and that’s how they should...

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Butternut Squash Cinnamon Rolls with Cream Cheese Glaze

2026-10-07T01:58:55Z

Butternut squash cinnamon rolls with cream cheese glaze have squash purée worked into the dough, making them golden and helping them stay soft. I use cinnamon and nutmeg to fill the spirals, and spread cream cheese glaze over the rolls while they’re still warm.

Butternut Squash Cinnamon Rolls Made with Squash Purée

I’ve put butternut squash into lots of things, but cinnamon roll dough was never an obvious destination. Once I tried it, the part that surprised me was how little the finished...

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Lemon Ricotta Cookies

2026-10-06T01:04:35Z

These lemon ricotta cookies are soft and cake-like with fresh lemon in the dough and a thick lemon glaze over the top. Ricotta keeps the centers tender, while lemon zest and juice make the cookies taste as lemony as they look.

Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Fresh Lemon Glaze

I worked at Nordstrom on and off in high school, mostly during summers and over the holidays. Everyone back then was obsessed with the Nordstrom Café, but I was specifically obsessed with their lemon ricotta cookies. I had one...

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Leftover Cornbread Breakfast Casserole

2026-10-06T02:06:23Z

I like making enough cornbread that there’s some left over, and eventually I got curious enough to make it the main ingredient in this leftover cornbread breakfast casserole. I leave the cornbread in big chunks, then add maple sausage, eggs, cheese and a small drizzle of maple syrup before it goes in the oven. It’s a ridiculous breakfast to wake up to.

Breakfast Casserole with Leftover Cornbread and Sausage

The funny thing is, the cornbread doesn’t have to be leftover from another meal to...

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Easy Fried Tortilla Chips

2026-10-02T17:48:54Z

These easy fried tortilla chips are made by frying corn tortillas for a couple of minutes and salting them the second they come out of the oil. They’re golden, blistery, and crisp enough for a loaded spoonful of guacamole, although half the bowl is usually gone before anything gets dipped.

Easy Fried Tortilla Chips Made from Corn Tortillas in Hot Oil

I started making tortilla chips at home because I didn’t want to leave the house. I live five miles out of town, and I’ve learned to...

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