Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. Honestly, I’d stopped by my neighbor’s house on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to return a casserole dish she’d lent … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple loaf of sourdough. You know, the kind you let ferment all day, score with a razor blade, and … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a hardware store on the corner of Elm and 4th that made the … Read more

This was supposed to be a plain cheesecake. I had the cream cheese softening on the counter, the graham crackers ready to be crushed, and … Read more

I was standing in the bulk bin aisle of my local grocery store last October, staring at a mountain of cinnamon that had somehow spilled … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more

There used to be a Starbucks kiosk inside the grocery store I frequented every Tuesday night that made the most incredible pumpkin cream cheese muffins. … Read more

There used to be a tiny farmstand on Highway 43, just past the old covered bridge, that made a pear preserves so hauntingly good I … Read more

This was supposed to be a full-sized apple crisp for a crowd. I had six apples peeled, the butter softening on the counter, and my … Read more

I wasn’t expecting dessert advice from a man holding a power drill, but there I was, standing in the middle of a hardware store aisle … Read more