Hosting is many things. Fun, stressful, exciting, time-consuming, joyful, and… a lot! It can be exhausting—in the best way—to invite people into our homes. But I’ve found nothing offers greater gratification than to sit at my...

I say it every year once Thanksgiving arrives: how are we already in the holiday season? As I’m writing this, it’s early December and the holiday party invites are rolling in. Today I received a save...

Like our cherished habits and routines, traditions build a sense of anticipation—a trust that the joys and wonders we experienced in the past will come around once again. With the holidays, there’s the chopping of the...

As we round out the year with the epic-ness of cookie season, it felt only right to get one more bake-off under our belts. And to celebrate the holidays, we decided to test what might arguably...

When it comes to crafting your holiday menus, do you tend to (a) stick to tradition—green bean casserole forever! Or (b) surprise and delight your guests by mixing it up with something new and unexpected? I’m...

It’s crunch time, you guys! While we’ve been hearing the same thing year after year (start your holiday gift shopping early!), 2021 was when it really counted. Shipping delays, major trade hubs getting overwhelmed and backed...

During the pandemic, my husband and I probably drank more alcohol than we should have. Maybe it was the time spent in quarantine or the anxiety of the world falling around us. At the time, we...

The holidays are here and you know what that means: cookie season is in full swing! For this edition of our Bake-Off series, we’re finding the best of the best… of what I’d consider to be...

Choosing the perfect gift for loved ones, co-workers, and even those trickier recipients on our lists a joy. But in a season packed with parties, travel, and baking marathons, presents can be a forgotten priority. In...

There are few things in the world more evocative of holiday memories than the scent of cookies baking in the oven. For me, the aromas of Mexican wedding cookies (or, “sand tarts,” as my grandmother called them)...