“You have to make something with candy corn,” my sister said, dropping a bag on my counter with a thud. It was early September, and … Read more

I want pumpkin pie right now, but I don’t want to turn on the oven. That’s the entire thought that started this recipe—no deep memory … Read more

My husband took one bite of this pumpkin cream cheese muffin, stopped mid-chew, and just stared at the counter for a solid five seconds. I … Read more

The brown butter hit the pan and I knew—this was either going to be brilliant or a total disaster. It was 7:15 on a Tuesday, … Read more

Third time this week I pulled that mini Bundt pan out of the cabinet, and I still wasn’t tired of it. By the second batch, … Read more

For years, I just accepted that pumpkin cheesecake was going to be a compromise. You either got that dense, almost gritty texture from canned pumpkin … Read more

The first Saturday in October, and the kitchen window is fogged up from a pot of apple cider simmering on the stove. The rain tapping … Read more

My neighbor, a retired pastry chef named Diane, did not trust brown butter in a fruit tart. “Too risky,” she said, shaking her head when … Read more

“So what exactly do you do with pear butter?” my neighbor asked, peering over my shoulder at the simmering pot on the stove. I remember … Read more