Perfect Halloween Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
For a few Octobers, I just accepted that sugar cookie cutouts weren’t going to hold their shape. The edges would blur into a ghost that … Read more
Homemade Apple Cider Caramel Dip: The Best Easy Fall Appetizer
“This tastes like a caramel apple, but better,” my nephew said, licking the spoon clean. And honestly, that was the moment I knew this recipe … Read more
Easy Salted Caramel Apple Cider Mimosas: The Best Fall Cocktail
I did not trust apple cider in a cocktail. It felt wrong, like putting maple syrup in coffee—too sweet, too breakfast-y, too much like something … Read more
Best Brown Butter Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Late October, and the only thing I want is a pan of these brown butter pumpkin bars. The kitchen is dark except for the stove … Read more
Best Pumpkin Tres Leches Cake with Easy Cinnamon Whip
The cake had barely cooled when my sister-in-law texted me a photo of an empty baking dish. “I hid the last piece in the back … Read more
Easy No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Cups: Best 10-Minute Dessert
I figured a no-bake pumpkin dessert would taste like a compromise—something you make when you don’t have the energy for a real pie. It took … Read more
Fresh Harvest Fall Fruit Salad with Honey Poppy Seed Dressing
The way the pomegranate seeds catch the light — like tiny garnet jewels suspended in a honeyed gloss — that’s the first thing I notice … Read more
Brown Butter Roasted Kabocha Squash: Easy, Best Fall Side
I had been looking for a squash side dish that actually tasted like something special without needing a glaze drowning in maple syrup or brown … Read more
Cozy Warm Fall Farro Salad with Roasted Root Vegetables
I burned this farro salad three times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not the salad itself—I mean the grain. I’d toast … Read more
Creamy Buffalo Chicken Dip Stuffed Fall Squash Boats
Staring into the fridge at a leftover rotisserie chicken and a single acorn squash that had been rolling around in the vegetable drawer for way … Read more