Easy 5-Minute Frankenstein Guacamole Cups for Halloween
My neighbor, a retired special effects artist named Lenny, watched me wrestling a pumpkin on my front stoop one October afternoon. I was trying to … Read more
Best Easy Make-Ahead Christmas Morning Cinnamon Roll Casserole
The cinnamon and brown sugar — that thick, almost sticky sweetness that fills the kitchen before you’ve even fully woken up — still takes me … Read more
Healthy Halloween Veggie Tray Skeleton
The PTA Halloween party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I signed up to bring the “healthy option.” Everyone else would be showing … Read more
Maple Bourbon Pecan Pie Bars Easy Recipe
Pulling a hot baking dish out of the oven with one hand while trying to hold a conversation on the phone with my mother-in-law—that’s when … Read more
Creamy Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese: Easy 30-Minute Recipe
I burned the roux the first three times I tried to make butternut squash mac and cheese. Not a little brown around the edges—I mean … Read more
Creamy Biscoff Cheesecake Bars with Easy Cookie Butter Swirl
The crackle on top of a perfectly chilled Biscoff cheesecake bar—that thin, taut, almost-glasslike surface that shatters when you press a fork into it—is what … Read more
Easy Mini Pumpkin Charcuterie Cones for Kids
I was standing in the snack aisle at Target last October, staring at a row of pre-packaged pumpkin-shaped crackers, when the weirdest thing happened. A … Read more
Easy Candy Corn Bark with Pretzels: Best Fall Treat
I swore I was done with candy corn. For years. Every October, those little tricolored triangles would show up in bowls at every party I … Read more
Kid-Approved Black Velvet Cupcakes: Best Halloween Treat
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind the old hardware store on Maple Street called “The Enchanted Oven.” They made a black velvet … Read more
Easy Slow Cooker Cranberry BBQ Meatballs: 5-Ingredient Appetizer
For a while, I just accepted that party meatballs came in two disappointing varieties. You had the overly sweet, jelly-and-ketchup sludge that tasted like someone … Read more