Oct 04 2025
Sweet roasted pumpkin, salty feta, fragrant rosemary and thyme, crunchy pumpkin seeds, and a tangy drizzle of balsamic glaze come together in this simple autumn side dish. The pumpkin caramelizes around the edges in a hot oven while remaining soft and creamy inside, and the feta adds just enough richness to balance its natural sweetness. …
Sep 30 2025
Curly kale is one of those vegetables that can make a beginning gardener feel surprisingly accomplished. The plants are attractive, productive, tolerant of cool weather, and capable of supplying fresh leaves over a long harvest period. Unlike vegetables that give you one crop and then disappear, kale can keep producing as long as you harvest …
Sep 28 2025
Some movies simply feel like fall. Maybe it is the sight of golden leaves scattered across a New York sidewalk, the return to a school campus at the beginning of a new term, a family gathering around a crowded table, or the particular combination of sweaters, books, old houses, rainy afternoons, and crisp evening air …
Sep 25 2025
Fall is one of the best seasons for changing up your manicure. Summer brights give way to warm rusts, deep burgundy, forest green, caramel brown, creamy beige, pumpkin orange, and all the golden shades that seem to appear as soon as the leaves begin changing. Even a simple solid-color manicure can suddenly feel seasonal when …
Sep 25 2025
Smooth, golden, and filled with the warm flavors of autumn, this creamy pumpkin and carrot soup turns a handful of simple vegetables into a comforting cold-weather meal. Pumpkin and carrots provide natural sweetness, while onion, garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, and just a touch of nutmeg keep the soup savory and aromatic. A splash of cream …
Sep 24 2025
Fall cooking has a rhythm all its own. As summer produce gives way to winter squash, apples, pears, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, sage, and warming spices, the kitchen naturally shifts toward dinners that roast slowly, sauces that cling to pasta, steaming bowls of soup, and desserts best eaten warm. These four cozy fall recipes make the …
Sep 22 2025
There is a particular moment each September when summer gives way to autumn—not according to the changing leaves or the first cool morning, but according to Earth’s journey around the Sun. This is the fall equinox. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the September equinox marks the astronomical beginning of fall. Days that …
Sep 19 2025
Painting pumpkins is one of the easiest ways to decorate for fall without picking up a carving knife. There is no scooping out seeds, no trying to cut a perfectly straight triangle through thick pumpkin flesh, and no pressure to finish the design before your jack-o’-lantern begins collapsing on the porch. Instead, pumpkin painting turns …
Sep 18 2025
A handmade fall wreath is one of the easiest ways to make a front door feel ready for autumn. You do not need advanced floral-design skills or an enormous pile of supplies. A simple grapevine wreath, a handful of warm-toned stems, a few small pumpkins, and some ribbon can create something that feels seasonal without …
Sep 13 2025
Fall baking does not have to mean putting pumpkin spice into everything in the kitchen. Some of the season’s best desserts come from the variety available at this time of year: pumpkins become creamy custard pies, firm apples soften beneath biscuit topping, maple syrup brings deep caramel-like sweetness to homemade pudding, and tart cranberries brighten …
