Best Homemade Pumpkin Pie with Flaky Crust (Family Favorite)
I was about to roll out my standard butter crust, the one I’d been making for years, when my sister-in-law, Jen, peered over my shoulder. … Read more
Cozy Brown Butter Sage Cornbread Dressing: Easy Holiday Side
It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late October, and I had a ridiculous, unwavering craving for Thanksgiving dressing. Not the kind you … Read more
Easy Jack-o-Lantern Stuffed Bell Peppers: Best Halloween Dinner
The checkout clerk at the grocery store watched me wrestling with a bag of oranges that kept splitting open. I was two kids deep in … Read more
Lighter Mummy Pizza Bites with String Cheese (Easy Halloween Recipe)
The school Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son reminded me at breakfast, mid-bite of his cereal, milk dribbling down … Read more
Easy Halloween Trail Mix with Candy Corn & Pretzels
My husband claimed to hate candy corn for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every October, he’d make the same declaration with such conviction you’d think candy … Read more
Cozy Vampires Kiss Cranberry Margarita: Easy Halloween Cocktail
I was folding laundry last Tuesday—a truly thrilling activity, I know—when the scent of cinnamon and clove drifted in from my neighbor’s apartment. It hit … Read more
Best Easy Spooky Cheddar Grape Skulls for Halloween
Liz wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place last October to drop off a slow cooker I’d borrowed, and the sight hit … Read more
Best Spooky Graveyard Dirt Pudding Cups – Easy Recipe
This was supposed to be a fancy layered chocolate mousse. I had the good ramekins out, the expensive dark chocolate, the whole plan. But somewhere … Read more
Kid-Friendly Frankenstein Guacamole Dip: Easy Halloween Fun
The summer I turned nine, my mom took me to a tiny Halloween pop-up café downtown — the kind with spiderwebs in the windows and … Read more
Easy Halloween Rice Krispie Ghosts with White Chocolate.
I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, standing in his driveway on a crisp October afternoon, watching him wrestle a … Read more
Kid-Approved Halloween Popcorn Mix Easy Candy Corn Recipe
I was at the grocery store checkout last October, my cart already overflowing with bags of candy corn and popcorn kernels, when the cashier—a woman … Read more
Cozy Pumpkin Deviled Eggs with Bacon Stems
It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in late October, and I was hit with the most ridiculous craving for deviled eggs. Not just … Read more
Eerie Black Cauldron Halloween Punch with Dry Ice
My nephew asked why I couldn’t just throw the dry ice directly into the punch bowl. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work — … Read more
Spooky Mummy Cheese Ball with Easy Pretzel Sticks
My sister swore she hated themed party food. For years. She’d roll her eyes at themed cupcakes and make gagging noises at anything shaped like … Read more
Easy White Chocolate Witch Finger Pretzel Rods
My kid’s Halloween party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just the treat I was supposed to bring—I’d forgotten the party entirely … Read more
Easy Orange & Black Halloween Sugar Cookies Recipe
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a vintage shop in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible Halloween … Read more
Easy Halloween Pumpkin Fruit Tray: Best Guest Favorite
I was standing in the middle of the grocery store last October, staring at a bin of clementines, when the scent hit me—that weird, waxy, … Read more
Cozy Halloween Charcuterie Board with Cheese Pumpkins
I wasn’t trying to throw a party. Honestly, I’d just had one of those weeks where everything felt a little heavy, and my plan for … Read more
Spooky Black Bean Halloween Dip with Bat Chips
I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the woman behind me, who I’d later learn was a retired pastry … Read more
Easy Spiked Apple Cider Halloween Punch for Kids
This was supposed to be a calm, grown-up Halloween party. I had it all planned out—a fancy punch bowl with a proper spiked apple cider, … Read more