Easy Mini Frankenstein Guacamole Cups: Best Halloween Appetizer
The week before Halloween, I found myself staring at a dozen perfectly ripe avocados in my kitchen and a stack of veggie trays from three … Read more
The week before Halloween, I found myself staring at a dozen perfectly ripe avocados in my kitchen and a stack of veggie trays from three … Read more
October had settled in hard, the kind of damp cold that seeps through the windows and makes the whole house feel like it’s holding its … Read more
The slow cooker lid was still hot when I lifted it, and that smell—sweet apples, smoky cumin, a little heat—filled the whole kitchen. My husband … Read more
My husband looked at the pot on the stove, then back at me, and said, “You put a cheeseburger… in soup?” He wasn’t being difficult, … Read more
“So, what’s for dinner?” my husband asked, staring into the fridge like it might magically produce a meal. I shrugged, grabbed a rotisserie chicken, a … Read more
I figured apple cider was strictly for mugs, best served steaming with a cinnamon stick and maybe a splash of bourbon if you were feeling … Read more
Three pounds of tomatoes sitting on my counter staring at me. They were supposed to become a salad for a dinner party I was hosting … Read more
I ruined three batches of these muffins before I got them right. Not a little overdone—I mean full-on hockey pucks with burnt chocolate chips staring … Read more
The faintly craggy, golden-brown dome with a single, deliberate crack running down its center—that’s what I was after. Not a perfect, smooth bakery scone, but … Read more
For a while, I just accepted that healthy pumpkin bread wasn’t going to taste like the real thing. You know the drill—dry, dense, and vaguely … Read more