15-Minute Chili Lime Baked Pumpkin Seeds
Lena wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a car seat—mine had mysteriously disappeared into the void of my brother’s garage—and the … Read more
Lena wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a car seat—mine had mysteriously disappeared into the void of my brother’s garage—and the … Read more
The Christmas morning brunch was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the main dish. Everyone else would be bringing … Read more
My sister had sworn off candy corn for a solid decade. Ten years. She’d make this face—you know the one—every time a bowl appeared at … Read more
I had been dodging brie for years. Not because of any real reason—I just had it in my head that it was one of those … Read more
The Thursday before Halloween, I was at the community garden pulling up the last of the basil plants before the frost got them. My neighbor, … Read more
It was 11:37 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a cinnamon roll craving that wouldn’t quit. The kind of craving that makes you … Read more
My neighbor Sarah asked why I couldn’t just use apple cider instead of wine for Halloween night. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more
It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday in early October, and I was wide awake with a very specific, slightly ridiculous craving. I wanted … Read more
Marta, the woman who runs the little spice shop on Elm Street, watched me squinting at her display of nutmeg one drizzly November afternoon. I … Read more
These Spooky Spider Web Halloween Deviled Eggs are the perfect blend of creepy and cute. Honestly, they’re the appetizer that disappears first at every Halloween … Read more