Best Make-Ahead Sweet Potato Casserole with Pecan Streusel
I figured the best sweet potato casserole came from a holiday table, buried under marshmallows and tradition. It took about one Thanksgiving where I forgot … Read more
Easy Cozy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup with Sage Brown Butter
Fridge door hanging open, half a butternut squash staring at me from the crisper drawer, and the first real chill of autumn seeping through the … Read more
Crispy Brown Butter Delicata Squash with Parmesan: An Easy Side
“Wait—is this squash or is this candy?” My sister said it while stealing a piece straight from the sheet pan, and honestly, I couldn’t blame … Read more
Easy Pumpkin Dirt Pudding Cups with Oreo Crust (40 characters)
I completely ruined pumpkin pudding the first three times I tried to make it from scratch. The first batch was a grainy, lumpy disaster that … Read more
Spooky Monster Eyeball Deviled Eggs: Best Halloween Appetizer
The glossy, slightly jiggly surface of the white, and that single, unblinking pupil staring back at you from a platter—that’s the whole point of these … Read more
Cozy Stuffed Acorn Squash with Sausage and Cranberries
That first crack of a butternut squash hitting the counter—that dense, hollow thud that somehow sounds like autumn itself—still takes me straight to my grandmother’s … Read more
Easy No-Bake Graveyard Dirt Pudding Cups: Best Halloween Dessert
My nephew asked for these on a Tuesday afternoon in mid-October, three days after I’d made them for his class Halloween party. Not candy, not … Read more
Easy Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats
I had been looking for a Halloween treat that actually tasted as good as it looked. You know the ones I mean—those store-bought mixes that … Read more
Spooky Mummy Stuffed Peppers – Easy Halloween Dinner
The doorbell rang at 5:47 PM. I was elbow-deep in ground beef, rice, and a Pyrex measuring cup, and my kitchen looked like a small … Read more
Cozy Cinnamon Sugar Apple Cider Donut Muffins
Third batch in three days and I finally stopped overworking the batter. The first dozen came out tough—respectable, sure, but dense in a way that … Read more