Easy Pumpkin Sourdough Discard Bread (Best 30-Min Recipe)
I wasn’t supposed to be taking notes. I’d stopped by my neighbor’s house to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished after the garage sale—and the … Read more
Ultimate Baked Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls With Maple Glaze
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a vintage bookstore and a laundromat in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible pumpkin … Read more
Ultimate Reeses Peanut Butter Chocolate Layer Cake
I wasn’t expecting baking advice from the accountant who does my taxes, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office last April, watching him … Read more
Easy Cheesy Garlic Sourdough Discard Focaccia, Best Ever
It was supposed to be a simple loaf of sourdough. That was the plan, anyway. I had my starter bubbling away happily on the counter, … Read more
Dreamy Purple Ombre Halloween Cupcakes: Easy Recipe
It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I was supposed to be making classic chocolate cupcakes for my neighbor’s Halloween party. … Read more
Spooky Hocus Pocus Sisters Cocktail Punch – Easy Halloween Drink
My friend Jenna asked me why I couldn’t just use dry ice in the punch bowl like everyone else. I started to explain why that … Read more
Easy Mummy Hot Dogs Halloween Dinner Board
My daughter had refused Halloween dinner for three years. Not the candy part—she was an expert at that. The actual dinner part, the part you … Read more
Easy Candy Corn White Chocolate Halloween Bark
My daughter came home from school last October clutching a crumpled piece of wax paper. “Look what Mrs. Patterson made for the class party!” she … Read more
Adorable Black Cat Halloween Sugar Cookies: Easy Royal Icing Recipe
I was standing in line at the craft store last October, clutching a bag of black gel food coloring I wasn’t even sure I needed, … Read more
Easy Melted Witch Halloween Cookie Cake
The PTA Halloween party was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just the sign-up sheet—I’d volunteered for desserts *and* somehow blocked it out … Read more