Silas ate three of these standing at the kitchen counter before I even found my camera. He called it “quality control.” I called it the reason I had zero photos of the first batch. These pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are soft, spiced, and almost cake-like, with a thick layer of tangy frosting on … Read more
Silas ate three pumpkin bars standing at the counter before I had even scraped the frosting off my spatula. I counted. Then he looked at the pan and asked where the rest of them went. That’s when I knew this recipe was a keeper. These bars are soft, deeply spiced, and covered in a thick … Read more
Brown Butter Pumpkin Blondies: Silas walked into the kitchen last week, sniffed the air like a golden retriever, and said “okay, what is that and can I have two.” That’s the reaction I look for every fall. And these blondies got it on the first try. I’ve made a lot of pumpkin desserts over the … Read more
I bought way too many cans of pumpkin puree last October. Like, embarrassingly too many. I told myself I’d make pumpkin soup, pumpkin pancakes, maybe even a pumpkin curry if I was feeling brave. Instead, three cans sat in my pantry until January, staring at me every time I opened the cabinet. So one lazy … Read more
Caramel Apple Blondies: I wasn’t planning on making these. I had apples going soft on my counter, a random craving for something buttery, and zero patience for a full pie crust. So these blondies happened almost by accident. And now I make them every single week once September hits. They’re chewy. They’re loaded with cinnamon-spiced … Read more