Easy Sweets

That faint, waxy smell of a brand-new Halloween costume bag — the kind that crinkles when you open it — still takes me straight back … Read more

Three bags of Jello on the counter, a toddler clinging to my leg, and twenty minutes before the school Halloween party started. That was the … Read more

My friend Jen had been telling me about this baked French toast her mom made every Thanksgiving morning for years. “It’s the only thing that … Read more

The way the crumb catches the light is what gets me every single time. Not the deep orange from the pumpkin, though that’s pretty, and … Read more

I want apple cider donut bread right now. Like, not in an hour after the oven preheats and I dig through the pantry for the … Read more

I figured maple and pumpkin together would be nice—but I didn’t count on the streusel stealing the show. It took about fifteen minutes after pulling … Read more

It was late September, and the air had that particular chill that makes you want to curl up with something warm. I was standing in … Read more

My husband did not trust pumpkin in quick bread. That is a true statement. For years, he would eye my fall baking with suspicion, convinced … Read more

The last cookie from the batch disappeared before I could even offer it to my neighbor. She’d come over to borrow a cup of sugar, … Read more

The cream cheese brick was still sitting on the counter, softening. I had planned to make a simple batch of pumpkin muffins—the kind you throw … Read more