Friday Recs: Charging my joy batteries, cozy recipe charts for fall, and good matcha

Featuring a Q&A with bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen. Plus a special holiday gift guide announcement! This is Friday Recs #68.

This is the Friday post at Downtime, a feel-good weekly roundup of recommendations and delightful distractions. If the email cuts off, you can view it on the web.

Hello everyone,

How was your Halloween? How has your week been? I’m writing this on Thursday morning, buzzing with excitement for pumpkin carving, pizza, and candy with the family tonight.

This w…