There used to be a tiny patisserie tucked behind a bookstore in Portland called Petal & Crumb that made a rose petal cake I still … Read more

The Halloween party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not the party itself—I’d remembered that. I’d even bought a costume. What I forgot … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to show off. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—of all things—and the smell of vanilla and butter hit me … Read more

I was elbow-deep in cookie dough last Tuesday when my neighbor’s cat, a sleek little shadow named Binx, jumped onto my windowsill and pressed his … Read more