Cozy One-Pot Butternut Squash and Sage Soup
This was supposed to be a roasted butternut squash lasagna. I had the whole thing planned out in my head—layers of tender squash, a creamy … Read more
Kid-Approved Spooky Caramel Apple Candy Bites – Easy Halloween Treat
Halloween was in three hours and I had completely forgotten about the class party. Every other parent was probably dropping off elaborate graveyard cakes or … Read more
Best Brown Butter Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Thursday in October, and I had a ridiculous, almost aggressive craving for pumpkin bread. Not just any pumpkin … Read more
Cozy Pumpkin Spice Halloween Sugar Cookies Recipe
I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but let me tell you, I have a problem. For years, I claimed to hate pumpkin spice. … Read more
Spooky Halloween Severed Finger Sausage Rolls Recipe
My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me wrestling with a tangled string of fairy lights on my front porch last October. She didn’t say anything at … Read more
Easy White Chocolate Halloween Popcorn: Best 15-Minute Treat
This was supposed to be a completely different project. I had all these ambitious plans for a layered Halloween bark—you know, the kind with perfectly … Read more
Easy Spooky Frankenstein Guacamole: Best Halloween Appetizer
I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, holding a bag of tortilla chips and feeling utterly uninspired, when the … Read more
Best Blood Orange Vampire Sangria: Easy Halloween Cocktail
Jen wasn’t trying to throw a party that night. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mundane stuff—and the smell of something dark and fruity hit … Read more
Best Quick Spooky Charcuterie Cone Cups for Kids
There used to be a little bakery tucked next to a dry cleaner on the corner of Maple and 3rd that made the most incredible, … Read more
Ube Witches Cauldron Punch: Easy Halloween Purple Drink
The lady at the garden booth watched me stare at her purple sweet potatoes for a solid minute before she finally spoke. “You know those … Read more