Wholesome Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies: Easy & Perfect
I was standing in the spice aisle of our local grocery store last October when a jar of cinnamon slipped from my hands and shattered … Read more
Kid-Approved Cucumber Tomato Feta Salad: Easy & Best Summer Side
I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about salad. Not just any salad, … Read more
Best Halloween Deviled Eggs: Spooky Spider Recipe
This was supposed to be a classic, no-fuss deviled egg platter for a last-minute Halloween potluck. I was already running late, the store was out … Read more
Easy Slow Cooker Black-Eyed Peas with Ham: Best Southern Recipe
It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in February, and I had a fierce, almost unreasonable craving for black-eyed peas. Not the mushy, bland … Read more
Lighter Peanut Butter Spider Web Brownies (Easy Fall Dessert)
It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in September, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for a peanut butter cup. You … Read more
Best Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies Recipe – Easy Homemade
The woman at the community garden plot next to mine—her name is Mabel, and she’s been gardening that patch for over forty years—watched me trying … Read more
Crispy Chili Lime Baked Pumpkin Seeds – Best Easy Snack
My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just toss the pumpkin seeds straight from the carving bowl onto a baking sheet with some oil and … Read more
Easy Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkin Pancakes: Fun Fall Halloween Recipe
I was standing in line at the hardware store last October, trying to find a specific size of washer for a leaky faucet, when the … Read more
Best Champagne Chocolate Strawberries – Easy Valentines Dessert
“Why can’t you just dip the strawberries in the champagne first, and then in the chocolate?” my sister asked, peering over my shoulder as I … Read more
Best Loaded Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potatoes – Easy
My husband swore he hated sweet potatoes. For years. The man would pick them out of a bowl of roasted vegetables like he was defusing … Read more