Dessert Recipes

I had three bananas on the counter that were more brown than yellow, and a friend texted saying they’d be over in an hour. The … Read more

My niece was supposed to be a mermaid for Halloween. That was the plan, anyway. But at 4 PM on October 30th, she decided she … Read more

“Wait — you put nachos in the dessert category now?” My sister stared at me like I’d just suggested putting ketchup on ice cream. It … Read more

The snap. Not the crunch—the snap. That clean, sharp break when you bite into a thin sheet of chocolate, and it shatters into neat little … Read more

I want a pecan pie, but I don’t want to roll out a single piece of pastry dough. That’s the thought that hit me last … Read more

My first batch of Halloween sugar cookies looked like a craft project gone wrong. The ghosts were blobs, the pumpkins bled orange dye into the … Read more

My husband took a bite of this salted caramel apple crisp, stopped chewing, and just looked at me. Not in a dramatic way—more like he … Read more

The apples were starting to soften on the counter, and I had a loaf pan staring at me from the cabinet. It was one of … Read more

Third time this week I pulled that Firecracker Popsicle Cake out of the freezer—and the only reason it wasn’t a fourth was because I ran … Read more

The bowl was practically licked clean. My neighbor Karen actually brought it back to me empty, which honestly, is the highest form of flattery in … Read more