Easy Sweets

I messed up my first batch of these layered jello cups so badly I had to throw the whole pan away. It wasn’t even close … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, is the kind of guy who plans his Super Bowl menu three weeks in advance. Spreadsheets, taste tests, the whole nine yards. … Read more

I want a Halloween cookie that actually looks like Halloween—not just a sugar cookie with orange sprinkles slapped on top. And honestly, I want chocolate. … Read more

My six-year-old nephew, Leo, looked up from the kitchen table with frosting smeared across his cheek and said, “Auntie, these monsters look like they’re having … Read more

Pulling a glass baking dish out of the fridge and realizing I had zero dessert plans for a last-minute dinner guest. That’s where this whole … Read more

I burned the bottoms of three batches of pumpkin cinnamon rolls before I figured out the trick. Not slightly browned—charred, stuck-to-the-pan, smoke-alarm-going-off disasters. The filling … Read more

I want that perfect pumpkin roll with cream cheese filling right now, but I don’t want to deal with a cracked cake or a filling … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that pumpkin cheesecake meant turning on the oven and waiting. And waiting. And then waiting some more while it … Read more

The crumble on top—that’s the whole reason I make these. Not the pumpkin, not the chocolate, not even the tender muffin underneath, though all of … Read more

My husband took one bite, stopped chewing, and just looked at me. That look—the one that says “you really did something here”—is exactly why I … Read more