Cozy Maple Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies – Easy Fall Recipe
It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for something soft, spiced, and sweet. I didn’t … Read more
Easy Chocolate Mummy Pretzel Rods: Best Spooky Party Snack
“Why can’t we just dip the pretzels in white chocolate and then drizzle the dark chocolate on top?” my friend Jen asked me last October. … Read more
Easy Mediterranean Pasta Salad: Best with Feta & Olives
My neighbor, a guy named Leo who once told me he “didn’t do salad,” had his hand halfway into my mixing bowl before I could … Read more
Easy Slow Cooker Corned Beef and Cabbage Recipe
Last March, a woman named Colleen watched me staring at a raw brisket in the grocery store like it was a puzzle I couldn’t solve. … Read more
Quick Mummy Pigs in a Blanket with Easy Spicy Mustard
I was on my hands and knees, scrubbing what looked like dried icing off the floor of the church fellowship hall, when the plumber—a man … Read more
Best Spooky Spider Web Deviled Eggs for Halloween
This was supposed to be a simple batch of classic deviled eggs for a Halloween potluck. I had the eggs boiling, the mayo measured, and … Read more
Cozy Apple Cider Mimosa: Best Easy Fall Brunch Recipe
I had a very firm, very public position on mimosas for about a decade. Orange juice and champagne. That’s it. That’s the list. Anything else—peach, … Read more
The Best Kid-Approved Slow Cooker Pumpkin Banana Bread
A woman at the farmers’ market watched me load my bag with way-too-ripe bananas—the ones she was practically giving away at the end of the … Read more
Easy One-Pot Lasagna Soup with Ricotta Swirl
The company potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten — I’d walked past the sign-up sheet all week with the … Read more
Best Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Icebox Cake
I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, hunting for a box of vanilla wafers I was sure I’d bought, when my … Read more