Dessert Recipes

The cookie swap was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was lying in bed at 10 PM on a Tuesday … Read more

Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a book I’d lent her months ago, and the smell of butter and sugar … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last December, my hand hovering over a bag of generic frozen cranberries, … Read more

I figured a dump cake would be fine, but nothing special. It took about the time it took for the caramel to bubble up through … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a vintage bookstore and a dry cleaner on the corner of 4th and Elm that made … Read more

My neighbor Patty wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a lug wrench—don’t ask, it was a whole thing with my car—and … Read more

Late October, and the rain is tapping a slow rhythm against the kitchen window. The house is quiet—my kind of quiet, the kind that settles … Read more

I was hauling a bag of peat moss across the garden center parking lot when the cashier—a young guy named Marcus with a septum ring … Read more

The fall potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-layer desserts you see on baking blogs—the … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage shop on Main Street in my old neighborhood—the kind of place with mismatched chairs … Read more