Best Easy Pumpkin Scones with Brown Butter Glaze
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked inside a converted Victorian house on a side street in Portland called “The Gilded Tart” that made … Read more
Perfect Soft Baked Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
I did not trust pumpkin in a snickerdoodle. That’s the honest truth. Snickerdoodles are sacred in my book—that crackly cinnamon-sugar top, the soft, chewy center, … Read more
Perfect Black Velvet Halloween Cupcakes with Easy Orange Buttercream
I want black velvet cake right now and I have everything except the will to make a layered situation. That’s the honest truth of how … Read more
Easy Cream Cheese Swirled Pumpkin Bread Recipe
My sister claimed to hate pumpkin bread for a solid decade. “Too dense,” she’d say. “That weird earthy flavor.” Every fall, I’d make my standard … Read more
Easy Candy Corn Layered Jello Cups: Best 3-Ingredient Treat
For years, I just accepted that candy corn-flavored things were going to be a little… disappointing. You know the drill—those waxy little kernels are great … Read more
Spooky Spider Deviled Eggs: Best Easy Halloween Appetizer
The guy who runs the corner market, Mr. Kowalski, watched me staring at his display of eggs for a good minute before he finally spoke. … Read more
Easy Kid-Approved Crockpot Chicken Enchilada Soup
It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had this ridiculous craving for chicken enchilada soup. Not just any soup—the kind with the … Read more
Spooky Easy Halloween Veggie Spider Web Tray: Best Party Appetizer
The way the dark, sticky spider web stretches across that platter—thin strands of black sesame paste pulling apart into something that looks both delicate and … Read more
Easy Baked Pumpkin Donuts with Maple Glaze
A friend asked me why I couldn’t just skip the nutmeg and use extra cinnamon instead. I was in the middle of explaining why baked … Read more
Spooky Spider Cookies with Pretzel Legs: Easy Halloween Treat
I ruined three batches of these spooky spider cookies with pretzel legs before I figured out the trick. Not a dramatic overstatement—three separate attempts, each … Read more