Best Easy Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodle Skull Cookies
There used to be a little bakery tucked inside an old Victorian house on Main Street in my town—the kind of place where the floorboards … Read more
Easy Mini Halloween Charcuterie Boards for Two
This was supposed to be a cheese board for a Halloween party. I had it all planned out—a massive, sprawling board that would feed a … Read more
Creamy Brown Butter Sage Mashed Potatoes Recipe
I had been looking for a mashed potato recipe that actually tasted like something, not just a vehicle for gravy. For a while, I just … Read more
Healthy Halloween Spiderweb Veggie Platter: Easy Ranch Dip
I was in the middle of a very serious negotiation with a five-year-old about why broccoli is not, in fact, a tiny alien spaceship, when … Read more
Perfect Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars: Easy Holiday Dessert
Okay, so I want a pecan pie bar right now. Not a full pie—that feels like too much commitment for a Tuesday afternoon. But a … Read more
Perfect Brown Sugar Bourbon Glazed Turkey Breast
The turkey was already in the oven when I realized I’d forgotten to thaw the second bag of cranberries. My mom was due in forty … Read more
Cozy Spiked Apple Cider Sangria: Best Halloween Punch
My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just toss everything into one big pot and let it sit on the counter instead of fussing with … Read more
Bright Make-Ahead Cranberry Orange Ginger Sauce
I watched my neighbor, a woman who barely said two words to me all summer, quietly slide a jar of homemade cranberry sauce across the … Read more
Crowd-Pleasing Black Velvet Halloween Punch: Easy 5-Minute Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday last October, and I had a very specific craving for something spooky and delicious. I didn’t have … Read more
Creamy Kabocha Squash Curry Soup with Coconut Milk
Third time in two weeks I made this soup, and this time I didn’t peel the kabocha squash before roasting it. I just couldn’t be … Read more