Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early December, and I was hit with the kind of holiday craving that just won’t shut … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me fumbling with a bag of frozen raspberries last February. I was trying to make something pink for my daughter’s … Read more

There used to be this tiny French bistro tucked away on a side street in Portland—Le Petit Four—that made a chocolate lava cake that ruined … Read more

I was standing in the spice aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday when it hit me — that sharp, sweet, almost medicinal smell … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, hunched over my kitchen island at 10 PM on a Tuesday, listening to … Read more

Introduction Meredith wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by her place on a blustery Saturday in early April to pick up a … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in late November, and I was hit with the most specific craving—not for food, but for something … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just layer everything in one big glass instead of fussing with individual parfait cups. I started to explain why … Read more

I was staring into my fridge the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, half a carton of eggnog glaring at me from the dairy shelf. You know that … Read more

I was folding laundry last Tuesday—a truly riveting activity, I know—when a whiff of something sweet and slightly spiced drifted in from my neighbor’s open … Read more