Cozy Mexican Street Corn Halloween Dip: Best Easy Crowd-Pleaser
The Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else on our street would be bringing elaborate themed platters—I’d seen the … Read more
Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies with Cinnamon Sugar – Easy Fall Recipe
The woman at the community garden stand watched me eyeing her pumpkin pile with a little too much intensity. I was trying to figure out … Read more
Easy Wholesome Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread with Streusel
My neighbor had refused to touch anything pumpkin-flavored for as long as I’d known her. Three years, give or take. She’d scrunch her nose at … Read more
Best Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
“Why can’t you just shred the chicken and mix it right into the sweet potato?” my friend Marco asked, peering over my shoulder as I … Read more
Spooky Halloween Slime Punch: Easy Non-Alcoholic Recipe
I was at the hardware store, of all places, hunting for a specific kind of caulk for a drafty window, when the man at the … Read more
Easy Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies: Best 30-Minute Recipe
I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork, listening to Mr. Henderson describe exactly how to make … Read more
Peanut Butter Spider Web Brownies: Easy Halloween Treat
This was supposed to be a simple batch of brownies for a Halloween party. I had the box mix, the eggs, the oil—the usual drill. … Read more
Cozy Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Pancakes: Easy Kids Breakfast
There used to be a tiny pumpkin patch café tucked behind a corn maze in the next town over that made the most incredible pumpkin … Read more
Perfect Champagne Chocolate Covered Strawberries: Easy Valentines Treat
My aunt wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday night in February to drop off a book I’d … Read more
Best Easy Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas for New Year’s
This was supposed to be a pot of black bean soup. I had the ham hock soaking, the onions diced, the garlic ready to go. … Read more