Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the middle of the baking aisle at my local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a can of pumpkin puree like … Read more

I was sitting in the waiting room of my mechanic’s shop—a place I’d rather avoid, honestly—when the receptionist, a woman named Delores who looked like … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark asked why I couldn’t just slice the apples instead of keeping them whole for caramel apples. I started to explain why that … Read more

My neighbor Jen asked me last week why I couldn’t just use maple syrup instead of corn syrup in pecan pie bars. I started to … Read more

I had claimed to hate pan de muerto for years. A solid decade, maybe more. Then last October, I found my husband standing at the … Read more

The Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate themed treats—I’d seen the Pinterest boards, the meticulous … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked into a strip mall on the east side of town called The Gilded Crumb. It wasn’t fancy—cracked … Read more

My husband swore he didn’t like baked fruit. For years. He’d watch me peel apples for a crisp or pit plums for a crumble with … Read more

I wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by my neighbor Jenna’s house on a Tuesday afternoon to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a big-box hardware store last October, holding a bag of lightbulbs I didn’t really need, when the air … Read more