Easy Sourdough Discard Focaccia with Rosemary & Sea Salt
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a laundromat in Portland’s southeast district that made the most incredible focaccia. I’m talking about the … Read more
Easy Slow Cooker Turkey and Bean Chili (Best Healthy Recipe)
I wasn’t trying to make anything special that afternoon. Honestly, I’d stopped by my neighbor Carla’s house to borrow a lug wrench—my car battery had … Read more
Creamy Zucchini and White Bean Soup: Easy 30-Minute Recipe
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with water pooling around my ankles, listening to Frank … Read more
One Pot Cheeseburger Potato Soup: Easy 30-Min Recipe
My neighbor, a retired mechanic named Gus, watched me hauling groceries up the porch steps one chilly Tuesday. He didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more
Cozy Sausage and Potato Soup: Easy One-Pot Recipe
My friend Rachel asked me why I couldn’t just throw the kale in at the end with the cream. I was mid-sentence, explaining the importance … Read more
Creamy Tomato Basil Soup with Crispy Grilled Cheese Croutons
It was 11:47 PM on a particularly glum Tuesday, and a specific, almost aggressive craving for a grilled cheese sandwich hit me. Not just any … Read more
Easy Creamy Loaded Baked Potato Soup Crockpot Recipe
I used to think soup was a side dish, not a main event. For years, it was what you ate before the real food arrived, … Read more
Soft Baked Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies Recipe: Easy & Best
There used to be a little bakery on the corner of Elm and 5th in my old neighborhood—Crimson & Crumb—that made the most perfect soft … Read more
Creamy Slow Cooker White Chicken Chili – Easy 5-Ingredient Recipe
The neighborhood chili cook-off was in twenty-four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their secret-ingredient, slow-simmered-all-day masterpieces. I had a slow … Read more
Cozy Crockpot Fall Harvest Chicken and Wild Rice Soup
I was at the farmer’s market last October, standing in the cold drizzle, when a woman walked by carrying a basket of those tiny, sweet … Read more