Dessert Recipes

I want a pumpkin chocolate chip muffin right now, but I don’t want twenty-four of them staring at me from the counter for the next … Read more

The cinnamon and nutmeg were already out on the counter, and I had a can of pumpkin puree staring at me from the fridge that … Read more

The last slice disappeared before I even got a picture. My brother-in-law, who never eats dessert, had gone back for thirds. That’s when I knew … Read more

My husband took a bite, chewed slowly, and then just stared at the slice in his hand. “This is the one,” he said, and I … Read more

“Mom, this tastes like a hug.” My seven-year-old said that last fall, face smeared with oat crumble and caramel, and honestly? I couldn’t have described … Read more

My sister called me a traitor. Not to my face, but I heard her whisper it to my mom while I was pulling a three-tiered … Read more

That first hit of bourbon—the kind that warms your chest before you even take a sip—still takes me straight to my grandmother’s kitchen in Louisville. … Read more

I ruined this cake three times before I finally got it right. The first time, the apple chunks sank to the bottom and turned into … Read more

The crackled, sugar-crusted surface. That’s the whole reason I kept coming back to the mixing bowl. Not the pumpkin spice aroma filling my kitchen (though … Read more

Three cans of pumpkin puree staring at me from the pantry shelf. I’d bought them on a whim back in September, convinced I’d be that … Read more