Recipes - SPARKLESPOON

Best Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies: Easy Fall Recipe

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The woman at the farmers’ market stall watched me pick up and put down the same bag of pumpkins three times. I was trying to … Read more

Smoky Grilled Bacon Jalapeño Poppers: Easy 20-Minute Appetizer

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Appetizers

I swore I hated spicy food. For years. Like, the kind of person who would order a plain cheese quesadilla at a Mexican restaurant and … Read more

Creamy Buffalo Chicken Dip with Crispy Wonton Chips

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Appetizers

The Super Bowl party was in four hours and I’d completely blanked. I mean, totally. I was standing in my kitchen at 1 PM on … Read more

Cozy Copycat Pumpkin Spice Latte: Easy Homemade Recipe

Drink Recipes

I was at my desk last October, buried under a mountain of freelance work, when my accountant—yes, my accountant—called me for our quarterly check-in. Now, … Read more

Easy No-Bake Peanut Butter Protein Balls: Best 5-Minute Snack

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Healthy Recipes

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about peanut butter protein balls. She … Read more

Easy Peanut Butter Banana Energy Bites: Best No-Bake Snack

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Healthy Recipes

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a whisk—mine had vanished into the abyss of a kitchen drawer—and this … Read more