Easy Mummy Pigs in a Blanket: Best Halloween Appetizer Recipe
This was supposed to be a batch of classic pigs in a blanket for a Halloween party, the kind I’d made a hundred times before. … Read more
Perfect Candy Corn Cupcakes: Easy Layered Buttercream Recipe
I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by my neighbor Jen’s house to borrow a whisk—mine had mysteriously vanished into the abyss of my … Read more
Easy Halloween Charcuterie Board with Candy Corn and Cheese
My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just throw some candy corn on a board with cheese and call it Halloween. I started to explain … Read more
Easy No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Bites (3 Ingredients!)
My sister-in-law, Claire, had sworn off pumpkin desserts for over a decade. A bad pumpkin pie incident at a Thanksgiving potluck in 2012—something about undercooked … Read more
Pumpkin Spice Banana Bread Recipe Easy Cozy Fall Snack with Cream Cheese Swirl
Last Sunday afternoon, I was waiting in line at the local farmers market when the sudden scent of cinnamon and nutmeg from a nearby vendor’s … Read more
Cozy Crockpot White Chicken Chili Recipe Easy and Perfect for Winter
“Hand me that slow cooker,” my neighbor said, as I stared down the clock in mild panic. The community winter potluck was in less than … Read more
Perfect Black Velvet Sugar Cookies: Easy Halloween Royal Icing Recipe
The lady at the craft store counter watched me loading up on black gel food coloring and royal icing mix, and didn’t say anything at … Read more
The Best Spooky Spiderweb Halloween Cookie Cake Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Wednesday in mid-October, and I had a bag of candy corn staring at me from the counter with … Read more
Best Homemade Fire Cider Shots for Fall Immunity
Last September, the first week of school hit our house like a ton of bricks. I swear, within forty-eight hours, my youngest came home with … Read more
Crispy Buffalo Cauliflower Bites: Best Game Day Snack
Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s yard project—and this smell hit me … Read more