Do you like pumpkin pie? Yes? Okay, next question – Do you like crème brûlée? Also yes? Then meet your new favourite dessert, brûléed pumpkin pie.

There’s something about crème brûlée. Even the words sound fancy. It’s the sort of dish you expect to find at swanky French restaurants.

What if I told you that you could make crème brûlée at home? It’s true! And it tastes just as good as the ones at those fancy restaurants. All it takes is five simple ingredients – cream, vanilla, salt, egg and sugar.

Halloween is easily one of my favourite times of the year. I love going out in costume, watching scary movies, eating an excessive amount of pumpkin desserts, and of course, the candy. Halloween is the one time of year that you can eat mini chocolate bars until your stomach hurts and then chop up the leftovers into a chewy, buttery Halloween candy cookie bar. I mean, what’s better than your favourite candies swirled through the most delicious cookie batter and cut into bars? Nothing, that’s what.

When you’re fending off the feels (you know, the ones I’m talking about), there is no more reliable cure for whatever ails you than comfort food (and maybe a pile of blankets). Near the top of my list for ultimate comfort foods is tomato soup. There are tons of iterations of tomato soup, but nothing holds up to the classic – bursting with tomato flavour, silky smooth, and not complicated. This is that soup.

If there’s one soup that’s an indication of colder months, it’s butternut squash. September rolls into October like clockwork, and bowls of puréed butternut squash soup become all the rage (with good reason). This butternut squash soup recipe checks all the boxes – super easy, quick, minimal ingredients, creamy, and freezes well. Not to mention, it’s darn tasty. You’ll love it.

Okay, hear me out. I was staring at a bucket of apples from our tree (it’s fall right now, FYI) and started thinking about apple cobbler. So I started googling for some inspiration and came across a cinnamon bun pineapple upside-down cake recipe. I was immediately intrigued. Now, pineapple upside-down cake doesn’t scream fall to me, but cinnamon buns do. Then it hit me – CINNAMON BUN APPLE COBBLER! thus, the idea was born.