Easy 5-Ingredient Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Soup
I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a new faucet I wasn’t entirely sure how to install, when the … Read more
Easy One-Pot Spooky Pumpkin Chili: Best Guest-Favorite Recipe
My friend Mark asked why I couldn’t just dump everything into one pot and let it simmer. I was mid-lecture about the proper way to … Read more
Easy Loaded Baked Potato Soup Recipe for Kids (Crockpot)
Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a car seat for a last-minute trip to the zoo, and the smell hit … Read more
Cozy Candy Corn Layered Jello Cups: Easy 3-Ingredient Dessert
I was at a little community garden harvest potluck last October when my neighbor, an older woman named Gloria, watched me eyeing a tray of … Read more
Best Easy Kid-Friendly Mummy Jalapeño Popper Bites
Introduction My husband had claimed to hate cream cheese for our entire marriage. Fifteen years. He swore it was “too thick,” “too tangy,” “ruined bagels.” … Read more
Spooky Black Cat Peanut Butter Cookie Sandwiches: Easy Halloween Treat
The PTA Halloween bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed cakes with fondant ghosts … Read more
Easy Witch Finger Pretzel Rods: Best White Chocolate Treat
It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something that didn’t exist yet. I’d just … Read more
Party-Perfect Bourbon Eggnog with Fresh Nutmeg (50 characters)
There used to be a tiny speakeasy tucked behind a laundromat in Brooklyn called The Copper Kettle that made the most incredible bourbon eggnog I’ve … Read more
Lightened-Up Mexican Hot Chocolate Recipe with Cinnamon & Chile
Lena wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to borrow a garden trowel—mine had snapped in half trying to dig up a … Read more
Best Easy Spiked Cinnamon Apple Cider with Kid-Friendly Mocktail
I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—on a drizzly Saturday morning last October, holding a new faucet gasket and a bag … Read more