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    Delicious Recipes for Every Season

    From appetizers to desserts to cocktails, browse hundreds of seasonally inspired comfort food recipes made in my New England kitchen. Eat the best of what each season offers!

    Trending Recipes

    Readers are vibing these recipes right! Some are looking for quick snacks, seasonal comfort food, or a happy hour cocktail - here are the tried and true favorites!

    • close up of whipped feta topped with roasted garlic olive oil
      Whipped Feta with Roasted Garlic Tomatoes
    • Christmas Spice Cake with Eggnog Buttercream
      Christmas Spice Cake with Eggnog Buttercream
    • overhead photo of beef and potato stuffed pumpkin
      Savory Stuffed Pumpkin
    • Finished and decorated apple cider cake
      Apple Cider Cake with Salted Caramel Buttercream

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    • Gingerbread Puff Pastry Twists
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      Gingerbread Puppy Chow

    In the mood for something specific? Search for it!

    Comfort Food Classics

    It's that time of year! Sweater weather, snowy mornings, shorter days and that means bring on the comfort food!

    • Crispy Chicken Parmesan
    • Creamy Chicken Pot Pie
    • overhead of short rib chili in a bowl with sour cream and jalapeño slices
      Short Rib Chili
    • cheesy sausage and pepper pasta being scooped from the dish
      Cheesy Sausage and Peppers Pasta Bake

    See more Winter Inspired recipes →

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    Hi! I'm so glad you're here!

    Welcome! I'm Lauren! Hunger Thirst Play is a recipe blog all about seasonally inspired comfort food and cocktails created, tested, and photographed in my New England kitchen. Whether a dish is indulgent and fancy, simple and quick, or sweet and simple it'll always be tasty.

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    Soup Season

    The best time of the year! Sweater weather + soup season! Grab some soup inspo and get cozy.

    • A deep white double-handled bowl is filled to the top with Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup. You can see all the different ingredients through the broth liquid. The bowl is on a wooden counter and a blue table cloth is laying next to it.
      Sausage, White Bean, and Kale Soup
    • grouping of bowls of soup with fried sage
      White Bean and Parsnip Soup
    • Roasted Butternut Kale and Wild Rice Soup-8
      Roasted Butternut, Kale and Wild Rice Soup
    • three bowls with soup covered in broiled cheese
      Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

    See more Soup recipes →

    Fall Favorites

    Our favorite recipes to celebrate the only reason to live in New England (that's mostly a joke). When the weather turns and its apple and pumpkin season, these recipes are brining the Autumn vibes!

    • Pumpkin and zucchini muffins in parchment paper wrappers stacked inside a rectangular tin tray over a yellow linen napkin. One of the muffins is split in half to show the texture of the muffin.
      Pumpkin Zucchini Muffins
    • 4 half acorn squash stuffed with bright orange ingredients like spiced sausage meat and sweet potato. They are sitting on a newspaper lined plate and have been garnished with some cheese and herbs.
      Sausage Stuffed Acorn Squash
    • Overhead Shot of Apple Cinnamon Whiskey Smash
      Apple Cinnamon Whiskey Smash
    • overhead of salad platter with sliced apples and roasted squash
      Fall Harvest Salad with Honeycrisp & Squash

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    Hi, I'm Lauren! This is my slice of the internet to share seasonally-inspired recipes. I live in the heart of New England with my two kiddos. Life is busy AND delicious!

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      Whole Wheat Sourdough Pumpkin Bread
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      Iced Lavender Matcha Latte

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