Dessert Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday in October, and I had completely forgotten about the classroom Halloween party the next morning. My daughter, … Read more

My friend Jenna watched me fumbling with a piping bag of melted chocolate one October afternoon, my kitchen counter looking like a crime scene of … Read more

My college roommate asked why I couldn’t just throw candy corn into a basic blondie recipe instead of making some complicated layered bar situation. I … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten about the cookie contest. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-layered … Read more

Last Tuesday, I was walking through the grocery store parking lot when the air shifted—that damp, earthy smell of fallen leaves and cooling asphalt after … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d blocked it out, the way you do with dentist appointments. … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin bread. A simple, honest loaf of pumpkin bread that I could slice up for breakfast and pretend I … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—cliché, I know—and this warm, buttery, cinnamon-kissed smell hit … Read more

There used to be a little farm stand on Highway 116—the kind with a handwritten sign and an honor-system cash box—that sold the most incredible … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a leaky faucet, listening to Carlos explain exactly … Read more