Easy Slow Cooker Party Meatballs with Grape Jelly Glaze
I wasn’t supposed to be there that long. I’d stopped by my coworker Diane’s house on a random Thursday afternoon to drop off a book … Read more
Easy Kid-Approved Overnight Peanut Butter Banana Oats
I was folding laundry last Tuesday—a truly thrilling task, I know—when the faint, sweet scent of peanut butter drifted from the kitchen. It wasn’t coming … Read more
Easy Candy Corn Rice Krispie Treats: Best Fall Dessert
I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, mentally running through my list for the third time, when the cashier—a woman named … Read more
Healthy-ish Brown Butter Apple Crisp with Oat Crumble
My dad had a long-standing, very vocal hatred of apple crisp. For years. Decades, maybe. He’d make this face—you know the one—whenever my mom would … Read more
Easy Freezer-Friendly Turkey Taco Meatballs – Best Cozy Recipe
The neighborhood “Soup & Swap” was in six hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s slow-simmered minestrone or some … Read more
Easy No-Bake Pumpkin Patch Pudding Cups
I was supposed to be making a pumpkin cheesecake. A proper one, with a graham cracker crust and a water bath and all the fuss … Read more
Easy Spiced Apple Cider Mimosa Recipe
My neighbor Carol watched me struggle with a champagne bottle on my back porch last December, the foil tearing in jagged strips and the cork … Read more
Lighter One-Pan Garlic Parmesan Chicken and Rice (Easy Dinner)
I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from my accountant, but there I was, hunched over a stack of receipts during tax season, listening to Gary describe … Read more
Quick Turkey and Cheese Pinwheel Lunchbox Wraps
My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a book she’d borrowed, and the smell hit me before I even … Read more
Best Black Velvet Cupcakes with Easy Orange Buttercream
It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday, and I had this sudden, almost ridiculous craving for a cupcake that didn’t exist yet. I didn’t … Read more