Easy No-Bake Mummy Cheesecake Bites: Perfect Halloween Treat
The woman at the craft store checkout watched me load my basket with candy eyes, white frosting tubes, and way too much cream cheese. She … Read more
Easy Black Bean Spider-Web Nachos: Best Halloween Party Appetizer
My neighbor Marco asked why I couldn’t just use black beans instead of refried beans for nachos. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then … Read more
Perfect Halloween Charcuterie Board with Candy Corn & Cheese
It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a ridiculous, very specific craving for candy corn. Not just any candy … Read more
Perfect Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Blondies: Easy Fall Dessert
My sister-in-law claimed to hate pumpkin desserts for eleven years. Eleven years. She’d push past the pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving with a polite smile, she’d … Read more
Healthy Pumpkin Oat Breakfast Bake: Easy, Cozy & Wholesome
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked into a converted garage on a side street in Portland that made a pumpkin breakfast bake that … Read more
Crispy Caramel Apple Nachos: Best Easy Dessert in 15 Min
The neighborhood potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Like, completely. I was standing in my kitchen staring at a bunch of bananas … Read more
Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili with Green Chiles
I was standing in the middle of the canned goods aisle at my local grocery store last Tuesday, completely frozen, when the smell hit me. … Read more
Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese: Easy One-Pot Recipe
She wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed—months ago, embarrassingly—and the smell hit me before I even … Read more
Easy Iced Pumpkin Cream Coffee Copycat
My brother asked why I couldn’t just blend the pumpkin right into the cream instead of steeping it in milk first. I started to explain … Read more
Best Neapolitan Bundt Cake with an Easy Chocolate Ganache Drip
This was supposed to be a simple vanilla bundt cake. Nothing fancy, just something to bring to my book club meeting on a rainy Tuesday. … Read more