the ultimate FALL recipe + gardening round-up

Happy Friday friends – a quick note that for today’s newsletter I’m mixing it up a bit…

Seeing as we’re deep into fall, today I’m sharing a compilation of all my best autumnal recipes + gardening tips from the past 3 years of this newsletter. Sometimes even I forget about the HEAPS of hyper-seasonal recipes + growing resources that I’ve shared here over the years, and TBH they are too dang good to overlook. So let’s have a quick refresh, shall we?

(Full disclosure that this weekend I’m on my first truly *solo trip* away from home since our son Sawyer was born over 4 years ago… what?! I’m back in my stunning old stomping grounds in Santa Barbara, CA, where Matthew and I lived for a very, very blissful season of life in our mid 20’s.)

I’ve gotta be honest that it’s been an unexpectedly FULL and sleep-deprived fall season back home in North Carolina, and this tired farmer needs a little reset that I’m hoping the California sunshine and Pacific air can provide. Thanks for hanging in there with me, I’m genuinely excited to be back in full force next week, and I’ll be sharing a BANGING butternut squash, black bean & beef chili recipe that I’ve finally perfected after lots of testing. Trust that it will be worth the wait.

Okay.. now on to all the fall goodness!

So many cozy, nourishing, fall recipes – so little time! Here’s a run-down of all my autumnal dishes that are definitely worth a revisit:

SALADS

• Broccoli Apple Crunch Salad

• Fall Harvest Orzo Salad

• Green Power Salad

• Kale Caesar Salad with Crispy Chickpeas

• Shaved Brussels Sprouts Salad with Apples & Candied Walnuts

SOUPS & STEWS

• Red Lentil & Spinach Curry

• Magical Carrot & Ginger Soup

• Sick Day Soup

• Tuscan White Bean & Kale Soup

• Wicked Good Green Soup

VEGGIE SIDES

• Balsamic Beets & Burrata

• Butternut, Apple & Brie Galette

• Moroccan Spiced Whole Roasted Cauliflower with Tahini-Lemon Sauce

• Roasted Carrots with Whipped Ricotta & Pistachio Gremolata

• Roasted Delicata Squash Stuffed with Moroccan Spiced Quinoa

• Saucy Peanut Cabbage & Carrot Bowls

MAINS

• Butternut Squash Pasta with Sage & Walnuts

• Crock-pot Sweet Potato & Kale Curry

• Creamy Kale & Italian Sausage Pasta

• Creamy Sheet Pan Gnocchi with Mushrooms & Sausage

• Maple & Mustard Glazed Pork Tenderloin with Crispy Broccoli

• One-pot Braised Cabbage with Sausage

PS – a reminder for all