Dessert Recipes

My aunt claimed she hated banana bread for thirty-two years. Thirty-two years, you guys. She’d politely decline a slice at every family brunch, at every … Read more

I was standing in the produce aisle last Tuesday, just staring at a bottle of apple cider. It wasn’t even the fancy kind from the … Read more

This was supposed to be a standard pumpkin cake roll — the kind you see on every holiday table, perfectly swirled and dusted with powdered … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from the accountant who does my taxes, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office last October, listening to … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a whisk—mine had mysteriously vanished into the black hole of my kitchen … Read more

The Wednesday before Halloween last year, my friend Jenna texted me a photo of a pumpkin-shaped Rice Krispie treat she found on Pinterest. “Can we … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in early October, and I was staring into my pantry like it held the secrets to the … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a crisp October afternoon, and the smell of dark chocolate … Read more

There used to be a tiny French pastry shop tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made the most … Read more

My friend Jenna asked me last fall why I couldn’t just dump a box of cake mix over canned pumpkin and call it a day. … Read more