Dessert Recipes

My neighbor Carol watched me wrestling with a too-soft pie crust one November afternoon, flour dusted across my sweater like I’d lost a fight with … Read more

There used to be a tiny bake shop tucked between a vintage store and a laundromat in my old neighborhood that made what they called … Read more

Halloween was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten about the class party. My daughter reminded me at 8 PM while I was scrolling through … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter first, then mix everything in one bowl. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a jar of sourdough discard staring at me from the fridge like … Read more

I used to think pumpkin desserts were a one-note song. You know the one — overly spiced, sometimes dry, always predictable. Then my neighbor Carol … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at my local hardware store last October—honestly, I don’t even remember what I went in for—when the woman … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery on the corner of Elm and 3rd in my old neighborhood—it was called The Sweet Petal. They made … Read more

Last Saturday, the power flickered twice before going out completely. A thunderstorm had rolled in, and suddenly my plans for a complicated dinner vanished. I … Read more

Introduction Last August, I was at the farmers’ market with a bag of peaches that were already threatening to turn into jam in my canvas … Read more