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12 Great Fall Recipes to Make Right Now

October 22, 2026 By Marilena Leavitt Leave a Comment

Fall is the season that calls for cozy, soul-warming, and wholesome meals; meals made with all that colorful, earthy produce which is currently plentiful at the market: squashes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, root vegetables, and autumn fruits.

From bright fall soups to simple pasta dishes, creamy risottos, hearty main courses, and even comforting desserts, this is the perfect time to experiment with new recipes–or remake old favorites–using all those delicious seasonal ingredients which we have been looking forward to cook with as the temperatures cool and the leaves start to turn!

I went back over my 12 fall seasons of creating recipes on this blog to put together a collection of some of my favorite seasonal recipes to share with you in this post of “12 Great Fall Recipes to Make Right Now“!

12 Great Fall Recipes to Make Right Now

Mushrooms and Goat Cheese Filo Cigars

Creamy Risotto with Roasted Butternut Squash

Orecchiette With Broccolini and Italian Sausage

Butternut Squash and Caramelized Leek Filo Tart

Oven-Baked Polenta with Balsamic Cremini Mushrooms

Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Caramelized Fennel

Classic Greek Avgolemono Soup

Creamy Carrot and Ginger Soup

Red Lentil Soup with Warm Spices

Best Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate Chips

Apple and Cinnamon Pull-Apart Bread

Apple Filo Rosettes with Caramel Sauce

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12 Great Fall Recipes to Make Right Now

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