Cozy Ghost-Shaped Sugar Cookies with Royal Icing
I was at the hardware store last October, not for anything Halloween-related, just buying a new paintbrush for the trim in the living room. The … Read more
I was at the hardware store last October, not for anything Halloween-related, just buying a new paintbrush for the trim in the living room. The … Read more
My brother-in-law Mark had claimed to hate squash for as long as I’d known him. Twenty-three years. Every Thanksgiving, he’d push the roasted butternut to … Read more
My friend Jenna asked me last fall why I couldn’t just use a whole squash, seeds and all, instead of spending twenty minutes scooping them … Read more
The Halloween party was in three hours and Iโd completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed cakesโyou know, the ones that look … Read more
I was folding laundry last Tuesdayโthe truly boring kind, matching socks that had been single for weeksโwhen the smell of someone elseโs dinner drifted through … Read more
This was supposed to be a roasted chicken. I had the whole plan mapped out in my headโthighs, carrots, a simple pan sauce. But the … Read more
Last October, I was at the farmers’ market, completely overwhelmed by a mountain of butternut squash. I stood there, staring, trying to remember which one … Read more
It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in February, and I had a desperate craving for something warm, smoky, and deeply comforting. I didn’t … Read more
I had claimed to hate candy corn for years. Like, a solid decade of wrinkling my nose at it every October, making sure everyone knew … Read more
The neighborhood chili cook-off was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s secret recipesโthe ones that had been … Read more