Dessert Recipes

My neighbor, Mrs. Callahan, had insisted for years that zucchini bread was just a sneaky way to hide vegetables in sweets—and honestly, I believed her. … Read more

Introduction Last Saturday morning, my friend asked why I couldn’t just toss shredded zucchini straight into the batter without squeezing out the moisture first. I … Read more

It was 11:37 PM on a random Thursday, and the urge for something bright, tangy, and oddly comforting hit me hard. I didn’t have the … Read more

There used to be this cozy little café tucked away on a quiet street corner in Portland that made the most unforgettable creamy whipped fruit … Read more

There used to be this little café tucked away on a quiet street in Charleston that made the most unforgettable no-bake strawberry cheesecake flag tart. … Read more

This was supposed to be a straightforward lemon bar recipe. I grabbed the butter without thinking and set it on the stove to melt, only … Read more

The summer I moved into my new apartment, I wasn’t expecting to become the neighborhood dessert person. Honestly, I was just unpacking boxes and trying … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple strawberry shortcake, nothing fancy. I grabbed the wrong bowl—my big glass mixing bowl was mysteriously cracked from a … Read more

“Hand me that bowl,” my neighbor shouted from her kitchen while I was just dropping off some magazines. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much, just a … Read more

Introduction The summer I turned thirty, there used to be a tiny bakery tucked away on a quiet side street in Charleston that made the … Read more