Cozy Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread with Cinnamon Streusel
The neighborhood fall baking contest was in less than twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My phone buzzed with a reminder I’d set three weeks … Read more
Cozy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies: The Best Easy Fall Recipe
My husband claimed to hate pumpkin desserts for ten years. Ten years! The man would eye a pumpkin pie like it personally offended him, and … Read more
Spider Deviled Eggs: Easy Halloween Party Appetizer
There used to be a tiny, dimly lit bar on the corner of Elm and 4th called The Lampshade that made the best deviled eggs … Read more
Quick Spooky Mexican Street Corn Dip – Easy 15-Minute Recipe
I was standing in the parking lot of a big-box hardware store last October, waiting for my husband to come back with the wrong-sized PVC … Read more
Fluffy Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Pancakes: Easy Kid-Friendly Breakfast
The power went out halfway through making breakfast. That’s how I ended up at my neighbor’s kitchen table that rainy October morning, watching her three … Read more
The Best Kid-Approved Peanut Butter Spider Web Brownies
I was standing in line at the post office, holding a package that was definitely taped together one too many times, when the woman behind … Read more
Cozy Chili Lime Baked Pumpkin Seeds: Best Easy Snack
This was supposed to be a batch of granola. I had the oats measured out, the maple syrup warming on the stove, and a very … Read more
Quick Spiked Apple Cider Halloween Sangria: Best Easy Party Punch
It was about 10:15 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something that felt like a party … Read more
Spooky Halloween Slime Punch: Easy 10-Minute Recipe
My niece, who is eight and has very strong opinions about everything, asked why I couldn’t just put gummy worms in the punch. I started … Read more
Crowd-Pleasing Roasted Halloween Veggie Tray with Ranch
My neighbor, a retired firefighter named Lou, watched me hauling grocery bags out of my car one chilly October afternoon. I was grumbling to myself … Read more