10 Recipes to Welcome the First Week of Fall
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The first week of fall is one of my favorite times to cook. The weather starts to shift, the produce changes, and suddenly everything you want to eat is warm and spiced and a little more satisfying than what you have been making all summer. These are the recipes worth pulling out the moment the season turns, the ones that feel like fall in the best possible way.
Pumpkin Pear Soup
Creamy roasted pumpkin and sweet ripe pears blended together into a silky, gently sweet soup that is everything fall cooking is about. Lightened up with evaporated milk instead of cream and on the table in well under an hour. Full Recipe: Pumpkin Pear Soup
Butternut Squash Carrot Ginger Soup
Sweet butternut squash, earthy carrots and parsnips, and a warming hit of fresh ginger blended into a silky, cozy soup that is everything you want on the first chilly evening of the season. Serve it with crusty bread and it is a complete, satisfying dinner. Full Recipe: Butternut Squash Carrot Ginger Soup
Apple Brie Stuffed Chicken
Juicy chicken breasts stuffed with sweet apple and creamy brie, simmered in a tangy, savory sauce that tastes like fall on a plate. It looks and sounds far fancier than it actually is, which makes it one of those weeknight dinners worth saving for the first cool evening of the season. Full Recipe: Apple Brie Stuffed Chicken
Roasted Sweet Potato and Feta Salad
Tender roasted sweet potatoes, baby kale, pomegranate seeds, pepitas, and crumbled feta tossed in a bright lime dressing. A gorgeous, colorful fall salad that works just as well as a light dinner as it does a side dish. Full Recipe: Roasted Sweet Potato and Feta Salad
Apple Pecan Salad
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Crisp fresh apples, chewy dried cranberries, crunchy pecans, raw broccoli, and shaved Parmesan tossed in a maple vinaigrette. A fall salad that pairs beautifully with almost any cozy dinner, and one that goes on constant rotation the moment September hits. Full Recipe: Apple Pecan Salad
Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions
Juicy roasted pork tenderloin with sweet caramelized apples and golden onions, all cooked in one oven-safe skillet. A one-pan dinner that feels cozy and a little elegant without being complicated at all. Full Recipe: Pork Tenderloin with Apples and Onions
Turkey and Wild Rice Soup
A cozy, hearty soup with nutty wild rice, tender vegetables, and a light creamy broth that gets even better the next day. The kind of soup worth making a big pot of the moment the evenings start to cool down. Full Recipe: Turkey and Wild Rice Soup
Gingerbread Granola
Crunchy, warmly spiced granola made with molasses, maple syrup, crystallized ginger, and pecans, baked into big satisfying clumps. It makes the whole house smell like the season is officially here, and it keeps for weeks in a jar. Full Recipe: Gingerbread Granola
Sweet Potato Frittata
Fluffy, one-pan frittata with tender sweet potatoes, wilted spinach, and crumbled feta, ready in under 30 minutes. Hearty enough for dinner and cozy enough to feel like a proper fall meal, and just as good reheated the next morning for breakfast. Full Recipe: Sweet Potato Frittata
Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
Creamy oats lightly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg with crisp apple chunks that stay perfectly crunchy even days later. Prep them the night before and the first fall morning breakfast is completely sorted before you even wake up. Full Recipe: Apple Cinnamon Overnight Oats
