Lighter Gingerbread Hot Chocolate Bar with Easy Toppings
My friend Jenna asked me why I couldn’t just use regular milk and skip the heavy cream. I was in the middle of explaining—very patiently, … Read more
Best Easy Cozy Peppermint Bark Christmas Cookies
It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early December, and I was absolutely desperate for something that tasted like a candy cane had … Read more
Easy Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies: Best Kid-Approved Recipe
I was standing in the dairy aisle at the grocery store, staring at a carton of eggnog like it held the secrets to the universe. … Read more
Quick Spiced Mulled Wine with Orange and Cinnamon: Easy 15-Minute Recipe
The holiday potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate appetizers, homemade pies, and slow-cooked roasts. I had … Read more
Easy Walnut Persimmon Bread Recipe with Warm Cinnamon
My neighbor Frank had claimed to hate persimmons for forty-seven years. Swore up and down that they were “slimy little things” with no business in … Read more
Best Crockpot Peppermint Hot Cocoa – Easy Holiday Recipe
I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last November — of all places — when a woman walked past me holding one … Read more
Lightened-Up Christmas Tree Cake Dip: Best Easy Holiday Dessert
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made what they called … Read more
Cozy Quinoa Cranberry Stuffing: Best Easy Holiday Side
Lindsay wasn’t trying to change my life that Tuesday afternoon in late November. I’d stopped by to pick up a book I’d lent her—a cookbook, … Read more
Best Easy Kid-Approved Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Cake Pops
This was supposed to be pumpkin bread. Plain, simple, loaf-pan pumpkin bread that I could slice up for school lunches and maybe sneak a piece … Read more
Cozy Maple Bourbon Cranberry Cocktail: Easy Holiday Recipe
I wasn’t expecting cocktail advice from my accountant, but there I was, sorting through a mountain of receipts in late November, listening to him describe … Read more