Easy Halloween Mummy Meatloaf: Best Spooky Recipe
The school Halloween party was in 24 hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son Leo came home with a crumpled flyer and that hopeful look … Read more
Best Spiderweb Cookies Recipe – Perfect Iced Halloween Treats
I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, staring blankly at the display of Halloween-themed cookies near the register, when … Read more
Easy Small Batch Habanero Mango Hot Sauce Recipe
My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a random Thursday afternoon, and the smell hit me before … Read more
Fluffy Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Best Easy Recipe
My niece Clara asked why I couldn’t just skip the step of chilling the dough. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. I … Read more
Homemade Canned Tomato Sauce with Fresh Basil
This was supposed to be a simple batch of tomato soup. I had spent the entire Saturday morning at the farmers’ market, buying up every … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Tomato Basil Soup with Garden Tomatoes
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax receipts and feeling completely overwhelmed, when he just started talking … Read more
Creamy Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl
It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in October, and a very specific, almost demanding, craving for something warm, spiced, and swirled with cream … Read more
Easy Sheet Pan Sausage and Peppers Recipe
It was finals week of my sophomore year, and my fridge was a sad landscape of condiment packets, a single wilting bell pepper, and a … Read more
Easy Homemade Elderberry Gummies: A Small Batch Recipe
My neighbor Margie watched me coughing through my third cup of tea last January and didn’t say anything at first. Then she just appeared at … Read more
Best Homemade Elderberry Syrup with Honey & Cinnamon
Three winters ago, I found myself elbow-deep in a bag of dried elderberries at 11 PM on a Tuesday, muttering about the stains on my … Read more