Kid-Approved Pumpkin Cheesecake Swirl Brownies: Easy Fall Dessert
The PTA bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just a little forgot — the kind where you wake up at … Read more
Easy Turkey-Shaped Peanut Butter Cookies: Fun Fall Treat
There used to be a little bakery in my hometown called The Gilded Whisk that made these peanut butter cookies shaped like little turkeys every … Read more
Cozy Salted Caramel Apple Hand Pies: Easy Fall Baking
I was digging through my glove compartment last Tuesday, searching for a lost parking receipt, when a crumpled paper bag slid out from under the … Read more
Best Pumpkin Pie Cake Pops: Easy Fall Dessert
My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to pick up a casserole dish she’d borrowed, and the smell of warm pumpkin … Read more
Juicy Slow Cooker Herb Butter Turkey Breast – Easy & Perfect
This was supposed to be a roasted chicken. I swear. I had the lemon, the garlic, the little trussing twine all ready to go. But … Read more
Best Lighter Chicken Pot Pie with Flaky Puff Pastry
My neighbor across the hall, a guy named Leo who I’d only ever seen in gym shorts and a faded band t-shirt, asked me why … Read more
Kid-Approved Crispy Shallot Green Bean Casserole: Best Homemade Recipe
My neighbor’s eight-year-old, Leo, asked why I couldn’t just skip the canned soup and fry the shallots myself. I started to explain that homemade cream … Read more
Easy Romantic Charcuterie Board for Two
My neighbor Margot watched me fumbling with a block of cheese and a knife that clearly wasn’t up to the job. I was trying to … Read more
Perfect Brown Butter Pecan Sweet Potato Casserole
It was 11:47 PM on a quiet Tuesday in late October, and I had an overwhelming, almost irrational craving for sweet potato casserole. Not the … Read more
Cozy Thanksgiving Harvest Charcuterie Board with Fig Jam
I was at my local hardware store, of all places, picking up a new snow shovel last October when the cashier, a woman named Carol … Read more