Fall

Recipes inspired by those cozy months heading into winter! Apples, squash, pumpkins, and spices feature heavily. As always, family-friendly recipes are key.

Healthy Dark Chocolate Pudding

This healthy dark chocolate pudding is incredibly rich and decadent, despite containing lots of nutrients and no added refined sugars.

Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes with Salted Brown Butter Maple Icing

These pumpkin cakes are moist, delicious, easy to make. The salted brown butter maple icing is highly addictive! So my daughter started school, and one of the fun things that parents get to do is volunteer to bring in various treats (or napkins, tablecloths, toys, etc.). Obviously, I was going to do the treats! I

Honeynut Squash Pie

This honeynut squash pie is the light custardy cousin of pumpkin pie . . . plus, it is made with fresh cream and no refined sugars! You may end up abandoning your sweet old pumpkin pie for her hot new honeynut cousin.

Pumpkin Gingerbread Muffins

These delicious pumpkin gingerbread muffins are made with dates, honey, and loads of spices . . . A Healthier Pumpkin Muffin Option Sometimes, on a very cold morning in fall, nothing is more comforting than warm gingerbread. But typical gingerbread is essentially cake. So I wanted to see if I could make a gingerbread that

Skillet Chicken & Gnocchi with Caramelized Fennel, Onion, and Apple

This skillet chicken and gnocchi with caramelized fennel, onion, and apple cooked in chicken drippings makes a perfect fall one-pot dinner . . . It’s also super simple. You basically throw everything together in a cast iron skillet and roast it for about an hour. You’re left with caramelized fennel and onion baked in chicken

No-Oat Apple Crisp Recipe

If you prefer your apple crisp recipe without oats, here’s my take, you crazy kid . . . An Apple Crisp Recipe Without Oats It has come to my attention that many people prefer their apple crisp without oats. Frankly, at first, this was a little mind-boggling to me. Apple crisp with oats is delicious.

Ginger Apple Crisp with Vanilla Maple Whipped Cream

Nothing says fall like a ginger apple crisp baked with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and vanilla. . . . Since the start of the fall season, I have been craving a warm apple crisp. Complete with all the warm fall spices: ginger, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, and vanilla. Apple Crisp is Fairly Healthy Typically this time of

Spicy Baked Apples

These spicy baked apples are delicious served with lightly sweetened whipped cream and make for a healthy dessert . . . Are Baked Apples Dessert? Let’s go with no (even though I’m including it in my dessert section). Apples are one of those treats I didn’t enjoy as much as I ought to have as

Ginger Apple Bran Muffins

If you could put an apple crisp into a muffin, these ginger apple bran muffins would be how . . .These are relatively healthy, super-fiber apple and bran muffins. Because they are made with apple, dates, and bran, they are packed with nutrients and natural sweetness (no refined sugars in the recipe!), making them both hearty and satisfying. The only sweeteners are the natural fruits, plus honey and molasses.

Whole Chicken Roasted in Maple Rosemary Butter

Just in time for fall, this roasted chicken with maple rosemary butter makes our whole house smell amazing . . . Why a Roasted Maple Chicken I started looking for more roasted chicken recipes recently. We had been doing lots of chicken thighs (which are completely delicious and are nearly impossible to overcook despite my

Lemony Wild Rice with Saffron and Fresh Tomatoes

This lemony wild rice with tomatoes is easy to make ahead of time and keeps well so that you can enjoy it again and again throughout the week . . . With everyone in our household adjusting to an earlier schedule now that school’s back in session, I’ve been turning to some of my “old

Giant Greek Beans Baked with Tomatoes, Olives, and Herbs

These giant Greek beans are delicious straight out of the oven or cold the next day . . . I started making this dish just this summer. Our local Greek restaurant makes a fantastic version, so I decided to see if I could make an easy version at home. After several months of experimenting, I

Preserved Lemon Chicken with Saffron & Thyme

This preserved lemon chicken is a twist on the classic lemon pepper chicken . . . Continuing on my theme of finding the perfect lemon pepper chicken, this preserved lemon chicken, made with fresh and preserved lemons, saffron, thyme, and garlic, is a top contender. The recipe is based on one from the Ottolenghi Simple

Please Poop Prune Applesauce

This is a spiced prune applesauce made with prunes, apples, and (optional) raisins.  My kids are really into this prune applesauce: they call it “the sauce.” The craze started with simple applesauce. I started making a homemade version during Covid, loaded with ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg, which my daughter loves. We caramelize the apples a

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