Dessert Recipes

I was standing in line at the DMV — of all places — when the woman behind me started talking about pumpkin bread. Not just … Read more

I wasn’t trying to invent a new recipe that day. Honestly, I was just trying to use up a couple of sad, overripe bananas on … Read more

This was supposed to be banana bread. I mean, I had three sad-looking bananas on the counter, the ones with the brown spots that nobody … Read more

There used to be a little bakery on Main Street in my hometown called The Rolling Pin that made a pumpkin roll so light it … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in February, and I had a ridiculous craving for something warm, sweet, and carb-loaded. I didn’t have … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter in the microwave. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. I mean, … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the grocery store parking lot last October when the air hit me—that perfect crisp, cool smell of autumn … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in early October, and I had an aggressive craving for something warm, spiced, and chewy. You know … Read more

My daughter asked why I couldn’t just pour the warm apple cider straight into the cake batter instead of reducing it first. I started to … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store, mentally running through my list for the third time, when the cashier—a woman named … Read more