Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple loaf of pumpkin bread. Just your standard, no-fuss, throw-it-in-a-bowl-and-hope-for-the-best kind of situation. It was a Tuesday afternoon in … Read more

The elementary school Halloween party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son reminded me at breakfast, his face a mask of panic … Read more

This was supposed to be apple cider donuts. I had the whole plan in my head—a lazy Sunday afternoon, a batch of those little cakey … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her slow cooker on a random Tuesday afternoon, and the smell of … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for something soft, spiced, and sweet. I didn’t … Read more

“Why can’t we just dip the pretzels in white chocolate and then drizzle the dark chocolate on top?” my friend Jen asked me last October. … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, hunting for a box of vanilla wafers I was sure I’d bought, when my … Read more

Stood there staring into the fridge at 10 PM on a Tuesday, the craving hit like a freight train. Not just any cookie would do—it … Read more

Introduction She wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a bundt pan—mine had gone missing somewhere in the chaos of my pantry—and … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store on a Tuesday afternoon, holding a new showerhead and feeling sorry for myself after a long … Read more