It comes but once a year. Oh yes. Once a year you're allowed to delve into the dark, twisted part of your mind and come up with something that'll scare the bejeesus out of people. As mentioned, I'd rather stick with friendly ghosts, but I'm not one to keep anyone else away from the creep! These 10 Halloween recipes are sufficiently spooky (yet albeit, pretty clever!) food ideas for your Halloween party. More

It is officially chili-making season! However, come Day Four when you're still working your way to the bottom of the crockpot, you may be left grasping at straws for ways to make it appealing for one last day. A simple breakfast staple comes to the rescue and makes everything extra awesome! More

Have you overdosed on pumpkin muffins, pumpkin cinnamon rolls, and pumpkin pancakes yet? Not quite? If you're still looking for ways to max out the pumpkin in your diet this fall, take a look at these three rather unusual ideas. More

Here's a quick little Halloween treat for you! Nothing spooky about these two-bite cookies, just a touch of rich Nutella to indulge your sweet tooth and a drizzle of icing to dress them up in full Halloween style. Guaranteed to appease all the ghosts, goblins, and witches who stop by for a treat. More

You guys — it's pumpkin season! Does this excite you? Has the Great Pumpkin arrived at your house this autumn? Are you ready for pumpkin pie? Of course, pumpkin has so much more to offer than just pumpkin pie. Take baked pumpkin steel-cut oatmeal, for instance — a fall dish I look forward to every year. Or soft, cakey pumpkin spice cookies, and pumpkin soup with coconut milk. What about pumpkin rice Krispie treats, and hot pumpkin buttered rum? Are these on your fall menu yet? Cran-walnut pumpkin bread? A French pumpkin bake? Take a look at these, and others — each recipe a tribute to the scrumptious range of possibilities in pumpkin. More

Back when I lived in Los Angeles, there was a bustling pancake house down the street from my apartment. The line, filled with too-cool hipsters and skinny models, always wrapped around the corner, but if you were willing to battle the in-crowd it was well worth the wait. It was known for its crazy flavor combinations, like 'Red Velvet PanCAKES' with a cream cheese frosting swirl. (The bloody Mary's weren't half bad either.) More

What could better than butter? Brown butter, of course! Its warm, nutty flavor complements some of fall's best produce, like butternut squash, sage and apples, and adds a new dimension to sweets like shortbread cookies and ice cream. Whether you're a brown butter newbie or an old pro, we've gathered all the tutorials and tips you need, as well as some inspiring recipes, both savory and sweet. More

Confession: I am not the world's #1 Halloween fan. Call me a wimp, but I just don't do well with scary things, even if I know they're fake. So while I applaud the ingenuity of the spooky foods showing up all over the internet right now, they also sufficiently creep me out and thus keep me out of the kitchen. But these homemade cheese crackers, courtesy of our friend Olga from Sassy Radish, are just my kind of Halloween treat: more cute than scary. Friendly ghosts! Plump pumpkins! Benign bats! (Well, at least I'm determining they are.) More

So you've scooped all the slimy, messy insides out of your pumpkins. Whatever you do, save the seeds! Roasted pumpkin seeds are a great fall snack, and a healthy break from all of your Halloween candy. Here are few ideas for making the most of your Halloween pumpkin seeds. More

The Thanksgiving food magazines have arrived in the mail, and my mom is already calling to see if we've booked our flights. For some reason this year, more than others, things are feeling pretty rushed. My first inclination was to hide the food magazines and save them for a time when I was ready to actually think about what we'd cook this year. Then I figured maybe that was just delaying the inevitable. So now I just stare at them on the coffee table wondering, when is the right time to start thinking about holiday menus? More