Best Kid-Approved Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to borrow a steam cleaner (don’t ask) and the smell of … Read more
Creamy Caramel Apple Dip: Easy 5-Minute Toffee Recipe
I figured a five-minute dip couldn’t possibly taste like anything worth writing home about. It took about one bite for that assumption to fall apart … Read more
Easy Mummy Hot Dogs with Cheesy Ghost Faces
Third batch of mummy hot dogs in five days, and I finally figured out why the cheese kept sliding off the ghost faces. It was … Read more
Cozy Witches Brew Green Punch with Dry Ice Effect
There used to be this tiny, dimly lit café called The Cauldron on the corner of Elm and Spruce in my old neighborhood. It wasn’t … Read more
Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Crispy Sage
I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last November when the smell hit me — someone nearby was carrying a rotisserie chicken, sure, … Read more
Creamy Spider Web Buffalo Chicken Dip: Easy Game Day Recipe
The game was supposed to start in twenty minutes, and I was staring into a fridge that contained exactly three things: a block of cream … Read more
Perfect Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Sea Salt
The neighborhood cookie swap was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary recipes—the ones that had won … Read more
Spooky Witches Brew Green Punch with Dry Ice Effect
My niece took one sip of this spooky witches brew green punch, looked up at me with those huge eight-year-old eyes, and whispered, “Auntie, this … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Pumpkin Chili with Black Beans
“Is there… pumpkin in this chili?” My neighbor Jen leaned over the pot at our fall block party, spoon halfway to her mouth, looking at … Read more
Creamy Crockpot White Chicken Chili with Cream Cheese
It was 11:17 PM on a particularly gloomy Wednesday, and I had that specific, soul-deep craving for something warm, creamy, and spicy all at once. … Read more