Fall
Roasted Acorn Squash and Honey
Few side dishes are better on a cool fall evening than roasted acorn squash sweetened with just a little honey and made even mellower with nutmeg and fresh sage leaves. When I catch a whiff of it coming from the oven, I feel warm and comforted, and you will, too.
Farro Salad With Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Red Onion, and Goat Cheese
For a great farro salad, follow this formula: farro plus roasted veggies, a bright herb, a crunchy nut or seed, some creamy cheese, and a zingy dressing.
Beets With Dill, Lime, and Yogurt
In this colorful dish, sweet beets are zipped up with lime, yogurt, and garlic. If you only have Greek yogurt on hand, thin it down with a little water or milk; you’re looking for a sauce that’s thin enough to drizzle. You can use any kind of beets here. Red and candy cane beets are sweeter than yellow beets, but all work wonderfully well. Or use a combination for the most stunning presentation imaginable.
Spiced Molasses Cookies
If you’d like an even more pronounced molasses flavor, use a robust instead of mild molasses. Just don’t use blackstrap in these cookies; not only will it be too strong and bitter, but it will overwhelm the spices.
Salted Buttered Pecans with Orange and Nutmeg
The orange zest and nutmeg say holiday, but you can switch up the spices as long as you keep the butter and salt.
The Coziest Beef Stews
23 hearty recipes that will warm you from the inside out.
Instant Pot Pork Chops
These pork chops are a fantastic way to take advantage of fall flavors. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you can substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger. Or, you can just skip the spice mixture and add a second cinnamon stick.
Veggie Chips 101
How to turn (almost) any vegetable into a crunchy, salty chip.
Weekly Meal Plan: Super-Simple Thanksgiving Week Dinners
5 easy, efficient dinners that will keep everyone well fed during this busy pre-holiday week.
If It Ain't Broke, Don't Fix It Stuffing
Like a greatest hits album, this recipe combines the essential elements and the most successful techniques from all of our most popular stuffing recipes.
The Turkey Chili Dinner to Make Right Now
Easy, warming, and satisfying, this spiced turkey chili and spaghetti squash dinner is exactly what you want tonight.
10 Ways Your Kids Can Pitch In On Thanksgiving
Because one day, they're going to be in charge of the meal.
Fall Squash and Leek Bread Pudding
You can simplify this side dish by using just one cheese, but the blend of all three will earn it (and you!) celebrity status.
Set-It-and-Forget-It Roast Pork Shoulder
Scoring the skin isn’t just for looks; it helps the fat render and makes the roast easy to slice.
Sweet Potato vs. Yam: What's the Difference?
A tuber tutorial.
The Best Pumpkin Pie Has No Pumpkin At All
Miraculously, this filling tastes even more vibrantly pumpkin-y than any recipe that uses the real thing.
Weekly Meal Plan: Healthy Fall Dinners That Will Feed the Whole Family
And it all starts with a roast chicken, of course.
This Squash Casserole Is the Answer to Weeknight Vegetarian Lasagna
What to do when you want lasagna fast? Thinly slice squash and layer it with ricotta cheese for a hearty casserole that is just as cozy and filling.
Apple Cider and Rum Punch
Hard ciders can range from bone-dry to rather sweet, so take a sip and adjust the simple syrup if needed.
Butternut Pumpkin Pie
America's favorite pumpkin purée is actually made from squash, so why not turn to the earthy sweetness of fresh butternut squash? It's dead easy to prepare at home and tastes more vibrantly "pumpkin" than anything from a can.