Old-Fashioned Apple Crisp (With Extra Crumb Topping)
Tender cinnamon apples baked under a thick, buttery oat crumb topping. The simple fall dessert that tastes best warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
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Pumpkin Roll with Cream Cheese Filling (Easier Than It Looks)
A soft spiced pumpkin cake rolled around a sweet cream cheese filling. It looks fancy, but the towel trick makes it simple, and it can be made days ahead.
Classic Pumpkin Bread (Moist, Spiced, One Bowl)
A tall, moist loaf of pumpkin bread with warm cinnamon and nutmeg, stirred together in one bowl. The fall quick bread everybody asks for.
Slow Cooker Witches’ Brew Chili (Easy Halloween Dinner)
A thick, hearty beef and bean chili that simmers all day in the slow cooker, served with a sour cream spiderweb on top. The easy Halloween night supper that’s ready when the trick-or-treating is done.
Old-Fashioned Popcorn Balls (Easy Marshmallow Version)
Soft, chewy popcorn balls held together with melted marshmallow and butter, the way many of us remember them from Halloween and church bake sales. No candy thermometer needed.
Graveyard Dirt Cake (No-Bake Halloween Dessert)
The classic no-bake dirt cake, turned into a little graveyard: creamy vanilla pudding layers, crushed Oreo ‘dirt’, gummy worms and cookie tombstones. Made in a 9×13 pan, no oven needed.
Crescent Mummy Hot Dogs (4 Ingredients, 25 Minutes)Q
Hot dogs wrapped in strips of crescent dough and baked until golden, with two little mustard eyes. Four ingredients, 25 minutes, and the easiest Halloween supper or party snack there is.
What Happens When You Boil Potatoes in Beer Instead of Water
Boiling potatoes in beer does change them, but subtly. You won’t get potatoes that taste like they came straight from a pub menu; you’ll get a mild malty, bready flavor that makes mashed potatoes and hearty side dishes taste a little deeper. The best approach is to use beer as part of the cooking liquid, not all of it. A mild lager plus water gives you that extra flavor without turning the potatoes bitter or wasting a perfectly good dinner. Use a Mild Beer, Not the Bitter One in the Back of the Fridge Potatoes have a gentle flavor, so …
How Long Does Flour Last, and When Should You Throw It Out?
That bag of flour in the back of the pantry may still be usable long after its best-by date—but not always. White all-purpose flour keeps longer than whole-grain or nut flours, and smell, appearance, and storage matter more than the date alone. A three-year-old bag is worth inspecting carefully. If it smells sour, musty, or like old oil, or if you see bugs, webbing, discoloration, or damp clumps, toss it. Cookies aren’t worth a rancid aftertaste. The Type of Flour Makes a Big Difference All-purpose flour lasts the longest because it has had most of its natural oils removed. Those …
I Closed My Crisper Drawer Vent and Added Paper Towels for 2 Weeks. Some Vegetables Lasted Much Longer.
Closing a crisper drawer vent can help vegetables stay crisp, but only if you control the extra moisture. I lined the drawer with paper towels, kept the vent fully closed for two weeks in July, and found that greens, herbs, cucumbers, and zucchini held up noticeably better. It didn’t turn my refrigerator into a produce-preserving miracle box. Broccoli, green beans, and bell peppers were more mixed, and anything put away wet still spoiled faster. But the paper towels prevented the humid drawer from becoming a little vegetable swamp. Why I Closed the Vent in the First Place Crisper drawer vents …