This morning started with me hunting for coffee and finding a can of pumpkin purée that felt way too inviting to ignore. Next thing I know, I’m whisking eggs, milk, pumpkin, spices—and dusting my shirt in cinnamon along the way. This pumpkin French toast? It’s morning magic—soft, spiced, and thick enough to feel fancy without … Read more
Some days, life whispers “pumpkin cupcakes” and suddenly your kitchen is a scatter of flour, spice clouds, and sugary promise. That’s exactly how this batch began—meandering for coffee, spotting a dusty can of pumpkin, thinking, why not? And before I knew it, I was whisking sugar, eggs, oil, and purée with a grin on my … Read more
You know those moments when a can of pumpkin looks more like a dare than an ingredient? That’s how this pumpkin dump cake came alive. I wasn’t even planning a dessert—just hunting for coffee—when that dusty jar whispered, “Hey.” Suddenly I had cake mix, eggs, sugar, and enough butter to fuel my culinary mischief all … Read more
I didn’t plan on making muffins today, but that dusty can of pumpkin purée in the fridge gave me that “it’s finally time” look. Suddenly, I had flour scattered across the counter, a bowl of wet and dry ingredients dancing together, and my whisk looking very heroic. These muffins feel like autumn made fluffy—soft, lightly … Read more
I wasn’t expecting to fall in love with pumpkin butter today, but there it was—a jar of apple butter staring at me from the back of the fridge, begging for an autumn makeover. So I grabbed a can of pumpkin purée and a handful of basic pantry spices, and soon my kitchen smelled like a … Read more
Introduction Some days I open the fridge and that lonely jar of pumpkin purée calls my name like an old friend. This fluffy pumpkin dip started because I grabbed that little jar and thought, “Let’s see where you go.” Next thing I know, I’m whisking instant pudding mix, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice into a … Read more
Some days are just begging for cookies that feel like a hug, and today was one of those days. I spotted that can of pumpkin purée hiding behind the oatmeal—totally forgot it’s even there—and thought, “Cookies, yes please.” Before I knew it, my kitchen was covered in flour and sugar, and I was mixing melted … Read more
I didn’t plan on making hand pies today, but that little jar of pumpkin purée sitting behind the teas practically jumped out at me. Suddenly I was dusting flour across the counter like confetti and rolling dough circles with more enthusiasm than precision. These hand pies are like tiny fall surprises—sweet, spiced pumpkin inside a … Read more
I wasn’t planning to write a chili love letter today, but that pumpkin can sitting in the pantry? Totally stole my heart. I grabbed whatever was nearby—onions, a bell pepper or two, beans from the back of the cupboard—and thought, “Let’s see if this actually works.” One-pot chaos at its finest, but trust me—it turned … Read more
I didn’t set out to invent fall in cookie form, but that lonely jar of pumpkin purée in the fridge had other plans. Next thing I know, I’m whisking melted butter with sugars and pumpkin like I mean it. These snickerdoodles grew up cozy, chewiest kind you can imagine—cinnamon-sugar coating, pumpkins, and little bursts of … Read more