Best Cozy Make-Ahead Hot Buttered Rum Batter Recipe
My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just mix everything straight into a jar instead of creaming the butter and sugar first. I started to … Read more
Party Perfect Peppermint Chocolate Jello Shots
My friend Jenna wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and … Read more
Cozy Slow Cooker Wassail Spiced Apple Cider
I wasn’t expecting to get a holiday drink recipe from a plumber, but there I was, standing in my own kitchen while he fixed a … Read more
Cozy Gingerbread Hot Chocolate Bar: 10 Best Toppings
It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early December, and I had one of those cravings that just wouldn’t quit. You know the … Read more
Ultimate Eggnog Snickerdoodle Cookies – Best Easy Holiday Recipe
My brother-in-law, Mark, had claimed to hate eggnog for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every December, he’d make that same face—the one that says “why would … Read more
Best Easy Peppermint Bark Christmas Cookies Recipe
Introduction The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me eyeing her cookie tin for a solid minute before she finally spoke. … Read more
Cozy Spiced Mulled Wine with Orange & Cinnamon – Easy & Best Holiday Drink
I was folding laundry last Tuesday — a truly riveting activity, I know — when this sharp, sweet scent of orange peel and clove hit … Read more
Wholesome Persimmon Bread with Walnuts & Cinnamon
The neighborhood cookie swap was in two hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary shortbread or those perfectly layered … Read more
Kid-Approved Crockpot Peppermint Hot Cocoa
There used to be a little hot chocolate stand at our town’s winter farmers market, run by an older couple who called themselves “The Cocoa … Read more
Best Easy Cinnamon Sugar Pumpkin Cake Pops Recipe
This was supposed to be a simple pumpkin loaf. You know, the kind you throw together on a rainy Tuesday, slice up with a cup … Read more