Butternut Squash Gnocchi

This butternut squash gnocchi recipe is a delicious fall dinner, filled with sage, thyme, an apple cider vinegar dressing, and creamy dollops of ricotta. It's easy to make on a sheet pan!

fall / weeknight

I make this butternut squash gnocchi recipe every single fall. It’s like autumn on a baking sheet, thanks to the hearty potato gnocchi, butternut squash, earthy sage, red onion, and kale leaves that crisp up beautifully in the oven. I toss it all in a sweet and tangy apple cider vinegar dressing and finish it with creamy dollops of ricotta cheese before serving. Easy to make and packed with the best flavors of the season, it’s everything I want on a fall weeknight. I hope you love this butternut squash gnocchi too! How to Make Butternut Squash Gnocchi When I was…

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French Onion Pasta

This French onion pasta recipe is easy to make in one pot with simple ingredients. It's like French onion soup in pasta form—rich, comforting, and packed with umami flavor!

pasta / weeknight

This French onion pasta recipe is a perfect cozy dinner for a chilly night. Inspired by French onion soup, it stars rich, savory caramelized onions, tangy white wine, and plenty of Gruyère cheese. The cheese melts into the broth-based sauce, creating a lightly creamy, deeply flavorful coating for the pasta. Easy to make in one pot with simple ingredients, this French onion pasta is on repeat in my kitchen every fall. I hope you love it as much as I do! French Onion Pasta Ingredients Here’s what you’ll need to make this French onion pasta recipe: Pasta, of course! Mezzi rigatoni…

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Pumpkin Overnight Oats

These pumpkin overnight oats are my favorite fall breakfast! They're creamy, warmly spiced, and naturally sweetened with maple syrup. Mix up a jar in just 5 minutes!

fall / breakfast

I make this pumpkin overnight oats recipe on repeat for breakfast every fall. The oats are creamy, warmly spiced, and lightly sweet, thanks to a teaspoon of maple syrup. They’re practically pumpkin pie in a jar. The ingredients in this recipe are simple—just oats, pumpkin puree, chia seeds, maple syrup, almond milk, and a few cozy spices. I love that I can mix them up in just 5 minutes and then let the fridge do the rest of the work overnight. In the morning, I top them off with coconut whipped cream and toasted pecans for the ultimate fall breakfast…

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Cottage Cheese Pancakes

Cottage cheese pancakes? You betcha! They're thick, fluffy, and packed with 7 grams of protein each. They have a delicious sweet vanilla flavor—you can't taste the cottage cheese!

breakfast / easy

This cottage cheese pancakes recipe is a delicious high-protein breakfast. Thanks to the cottage cheese and eggs, each pancake packs in 7 grams of protein! Better yet, the pancakes don’t actually taste like cottage cheese. Instead, they’re perfectly fluffy, moist, and filled with a lightly sweet vanilla flavor. Pass the maple syrup, please! I’ve been hesitant to use cottage cheese in sweet recipes ever since I tried cottage cheese cookie dough a few years ago (it was…not for me). But recently, I realized I’ve been adding cheese to pancakes for years in my lemon ricotta pancakes recipe. If I blended the…

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Turkish Eggs

In this Turkish eggs recipe, poached eggs are served over garlicky yogurt with a spiced Aleppo pepper sauce on top. It's a delicious savory breakfast!

breakfast / easy

I’ve made this Turkish eggs recipe more times than I can count in the last few months. It’s become a breakfast staple in our house, on repeat on busy weekdays and lazy weekends alike. It starts with a base of garlicky yogurt that I top with poached eggs and a richly spiced Aleppo pepper oil (butter works too). I round it out with a sprinkle of fresh herbs and pita bread for scooping everything up. Ready in 20 minutes, it’s such a quick yet satisfying breakfast. The eggs and yogurt pack it with protein (we’re talking 22 grams per serving!),…

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Apple Bread

This apple bread recipe is moist, warmly spiced with cinnamon, and packed with juicy apples and walnuts for crunch. It's an easy, delicious fall treat!

fall / baking

This apple cinnamon bread is exactly what I want to bake (and eat) on a crisp fall day. It’s moist, tender, and full of fall goodness—juicy apples, crunchy walnuts, and warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. I add applesauce to the batter in addition to the fresh apple pieces, which makes it extra-moist and rounds out the sweet apple flavor. It’s so good that I’ve made it 3 times in September already (we went apple picking, what can I say?). I hope you love it as much as I do! Apple Bread Ingredients Here’s what you’ll need to make this…

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Pickled Beets

This pickled beets recipe is easy to make with a simple apple cider vinegar brine. Sweet and tangy, the beets are great on salads, sandwiches, and more!

cooking basics

These quick pickled beets are so good that I like to eat them straight from the jar. Roasted, then pickled in a simple brine made from apple cider vinegar, water, sugar, and salt, the beets are tender, sweet, and tangy, with a sour, savory kick from garlic and mustard seeds. When I’m not snacking on them, I pile them onto salads and thinly slice them for sandwiches. They add a bright, earthy pop that I just love. I’ve shared lots of other quick pickling recipes in the past (see these pickled red onions and dill pickles, for example), but I only…

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Corn Casserole

This corn casserole recipe has golden brown edges, a creamy center, and a delicious sweet and savory taste. It's easy to make with simple ingredients!

This corn casserole has a delicious creamy center and sweet and savory corn flavor. It’s like a softer, almost spoonable version of cornbread, with plenty of whole corn kernels mixed in for crunch. The recipe is inspired by classic corn casserole with Jiffy mix, but instead of relying on a boxed cornbread mix and canned corn, it stars fresh corn and a homemade blend of flour, cornmeal, and baking powder. (Though don’t worry—if you prefer to use a mix or canned or frozen corn, I’ve tested them all and have tips for using them below!) I love making this recipe…

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Celery Salad

This celery salad recipe is crunchy, bright, and refreshing. It's tossed in a lemon vinaigrette and filled with apples and dates for pops of sweetness.

This celery salad recipe is fresh and flavorful, filled with a delicious variety of textures and flavors. Chewy Medjool dates and tender chickpeas accent the celery’s crunch, and apple adds a nice sweetness to play off the celery’s savory flavor. Rich, nutty almonds and Parmesan balance the fresh ingredients, and a bright lemon dressing ties the whole thing together. I love this salad because it shows that celery can be so much more than a supporting ingredient in a soup or the base for ants on a log. This humble veggie is crisp and refreshing, with juicy stalks and leaves so fragrant…

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Homemade Harissa

Harissa is a North African chili paste that's sweet, spicy, and aromatic. Made with fresh and dried peppers and spices, my recipe is easy and delicious.

Move over, ketchup and hot sauce—this homemade harissa recipe is one of my favorite condiments to keep on hand. Made with a blend of roasted red peppers, dried chiles, warming spices, garlic, and lemon, my version of this North African chili paste is sweet, smoky, and bright, with a subtle kick of heat. I love stirring it into shakshuka for spice, slathering it in falafel wraps, and dolloping it on roasted veggies to punch up the flavors. I started making homemade harissa years ago, back before it was widely available in grocery stores in my area. These days, it’s much…

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Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

This oatmeal bars recipe is a perfect meal prep breakfast! Easy to make in one bowl, the bars are soft, chewy, and filled with walnuts and dried fruit.

On busy mornings, I love having a stash of these oatmeal bars on hand. They’re a perfect grab-and-go breakfast, packed with hearty oats, walnuts, dried cranberries, and eggs to hold them together. They have a delicious soft-baked texture, and brown sugar and cinnamon fill them with sweet, spiced flavor. With two kiddos in the house, I rarely have time to make actual oatmeal on a weekday, but lucky for me, these oatmeal breakfast bars are even better! I adapted this oatmeal bars recipe from my baked oatmeal. When I started working on them, my goal was for them to have…

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