I did not trust pumpkin hand pies. That’s the honest truth. For years, I thought they were a gimmick—dry crust, bland filling, and that weird … Read more

“Okay, but why isn’t there a candy that’s just the good part of Halloween?” My friend Jenna was standing in my kitchen, digging through a … Read more

My niece took one look at the platter and actually screamed. That’s when I knew these cookies were a success. She pointed a shaky finger … Read more

I ruined three pumpkin cake rolls before I figured out the secret to keeping them from cracking. The first one looked like a topographic map … Read more

My kitchen counter looked like a flour bomb had gone off. Black cocoa powder dusted everything—the floor, my shirt, even the cat who’d wandered in … Read more

The way the edges crinkle when you press down on the dough ball—that’s the first thing I noticed. Not the pumpkin scent, not the brown … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that pumpkin cheesecake bars were never going to taste like the real thing. The ones from the bakery were … Read more