Easy Sweets

Three blocks of cream cheese sitting on the counter, softening, when I realized I had zero energy to turn on the oven. It was mid-October, … Read more

It wasn’t that I didn’t like pumpkin muffins. It was more that I didn’t like what they asked of me. Every recipe I found demanded … Read more

I want a pumpkin cookie, but I don’t want a whole batch staring at me from the counter for a week. That’s the thought that … Read more

The pumpkin puree was already open in the fridge from the batch of cozy pumpkin cream cheese swirl muffins I made two days ago, and … Read more

Fourth batch in two weeks, and I finally stopped overmixing the streusel. The crumble was too fine before—almost like sand—and it just sank into the … Read more

Late August heat hangs heavy in the kitchen, the last real stretch of summer before the calendar flips. The sun is coming through the window … Read more

The pint was empty before I even finished scooping the last bowl. My husband stood there, spoon still in hand, looking at me with that … Read more

Zucchini season rolls around, and suddenly everyone is pressing bags of the stuff into your hands. It happened to me every single August. I’d come … Read more

My husband took a bite, chewed for a second, and then just looked at the loaf on the counter with this confused expression. “Wait,” he … Read more

Late October, the kitchen counter already dusted with a fine layer of flour and cinnamon, and the only thing I wanted was a single, perfect … Read more