Trace the tangled roots of Samhain, the evolution of witches from healers to heretics, and the kitchen’s enduring role as a sacred, subversive hearth. This isn’t just a season—it’s a reckoning. One that simmers in cauldrons, crackles through history, and rises in every flame-licked spoon.

Some desserts aren’t just recipes…they’re rituals. You feel it the moment you begin: the crackle of cinnamon in the pan, the hiss of apples softening in butter, the hush that falls over the kitchen as the cheesecake sets in low, slow heat. This Apple Crumble Cheesecake isn’t cute. She’s dramatic. She’s decadent. She’s the kind of dessert you bring to a gathering when you want to raise eyebrows and shut people up mid-sentence. Crafted for the season of shadows, cinnamon, and s