Dessert Recipes

I was standing in line at the DMV last spring—a place where hope goes to die slowly—when the woman behind the counter started talking about … Read more

My husband claimed to hate pumpkin pie for fifteen years. Fifteen years. He’d make a face at Thanksgiving, push the dessert plate away, and mutter … Read more

I was at the hardware store buying lightbulbs when the guy behind the counter started talking about turkey cake pops. Honestly, that’s not where I … Read more

I’d claimed to hate themed desserts for years. “Just make a regular cake,” I’d say whenever someone suggested a turkey-shaped cookie or a pumpkin-face brownie. … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just dump the whole orange—peel, pith, and all—into the batter. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work, something … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s famous seven-layer bars, or those perfectly … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a nail salon on the corner of Elm and Fourth that made … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—our gutters were clogged and a storm was rolling in—and the smell … Read more

This was supposed to be a perfectly respectable batch of chocolate truffles. I had the cream measured, the chocolate chopped, and my fancy double boiler … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in October, and I had an overwhelming need for something warm, crunchy, and sweet. I’d just spent … Read more