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It was 11:47 PM on a blustery Tuesday in mid-December, and I had a very specific, almost violent craving for a sugar cookie. Not just … Read more
It was 11:47 PM on a blustery Tuesday in mid-December, and I had a very specific, almost violent craving for a sugar cookie. Not just … Read more
My sister asked why I couldn’t just toss everything in the slow cooker and let it do the work. I started to explain why that … Read more
My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me staring at the display case at the deli counter last December. I had a cart full of crackers, a … Read more
I swore I wasn’t a wassail person. For years, I’d side-eye those big slow cookers full of spiced cider at holiday parties, thinking it was … Read more
I was standing in the spice aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday—a completely ordinary errand, nothing special—when the person next to me dropped … Read more
The neighborhood holiday party was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-layered desserts you see on magazine … Read more
Mabel wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her house to borrow a turkey roaster the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, and the smell hit me … Read more
There used to be a tiny bakery tucked next to a dry cleaner on the corner of Elm and 4th that made the most incredible … Read more
This was supposed to be a proper Thanksgiving turkey. I mean, that was the plan. I had the bird, the brine was ready, and I’d … Read more
I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite Thanksgiving cookie recipe from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork last April, listening … Read more