Dessert Recipes

Introduction There used to be this tiny, sunlit bakery tucked into a quiet corner of my old neighborhood in Portland that made the most unforgettable … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through one of those gloomy Sunday afternoons, and honestly, I was more annoyed than anything else. I was rummaging … Read more

This was supposed to be a straightforward lemon pound cake experiment. I grabbed the wrong measuring cup—somehow a half-cup instead of a full—and was already … Read more

“I wasn’t expecting much when I popped into my neighbor’s place last Thursday to borrow some sugar, but the moment I stepped in, the smell … Read more

The other day, I was sorting through some old mail when the faint, nutty scent of brown butter seemed to float up from the kitchen. … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple banana bread, just the usual recipe I’d made a dozen times before. But somehow, I grabbed the butter … Read more

Introduction Three Fridays ago, I was waiting in the parking lot of the local grocery store when the faint scent of vanilla and sugar from … Read more

“Why can’t you just skip creaming the butter and sugar, and melt the butter instead?” my friend asked as we stood in my cramped kitchen … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, I found myself sitting on a weathered bench outside a tiny, dusty roadside bookstore in Montana. The sun was warm, … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of classic snickerdoodle cookies. I had my favorite recipe printed out, my cinnamon sugar ready to go, and … Read more