Hey friends❣️ We’re in the sweet spot: work and school routine has settled in, the holiday rush is way out, and we've got some quiet time to putter in the kitchen. Come hungry; I’ll bring the cider. Your October kitchen playlist, in no particular order My callouts this month? I'm a huge fan of mulling and I start with cider. Next month I'll move on to wine and then I get creative, you'll see. If you want to get in on the action make up a little jar of mulling spice and we'll play together....

Hey friends❣️ You guys really came through for our first challenge, yay! Our winner this month is Stephanie, from Virginia. Her Spiced Chili blew us away, and it's featured on the site today! I absolutely love this chili, it's not hot, just filled with warm aromatic spices that marry together into the most unusual chili I've had in a long time. Bravo Stephanie! Stephanies Spiced Chili Great ideas from runners-up Becky sent in a super simple chili recipe perfect for beginner cooks and she...

Hey friends❣️ This is the better-than-rotisserie chicken that just makes life a little bit easier, and a whole lot juicer. Roast one (or better yet two) and eat well for a week. Save the carcass to make soup and you'll basically win meal prep, win life. Perfect Roast Chicken (with lemon and herbs) I try to balance full-on cooking with shortcuts so I don't wear myself out getting dinner on the table. In this case I'm not above instant mash and frozen peas. Or have you tried those Minute rice...