Dessert Recipes

There used to be this tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Portland—a place called Mabel’s that smelled like brown sugar and old paper. … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a carton of eggnog that had no business being … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of salted caramel popcorn. I had the popcorn popped, the caramel sauce simmering on the stove, and I … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a retired pastry chef named Rosa, watched me fumbling with a can of pumpkin puree one rainy Tuesday evening. I … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a leaky faucet, listening to Frank describe exactly … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in late September, and I had a very specific craving for something that tasted like childhood but … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last October when the smell of vanilla extract hit me — and suddenly … Read more

There used to be a little bakery on the corner of Elm and 3rd called The Gilded Crumb that made the most incredible pumpkin donuts … Read more

A friend asked me why I couldn’t just use whole wheat pastry flour and brown butter instead of the usual stuff. I started to explain … Read more

I was at the hardware store, of all places, waiting for my number to be called at the paint counter. A woman next to me … Read more