Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be regular snickerdoodles. Plain, simple, the kind my grandma made every Christmas without even looking at a recipe. I had the … Read more

I was rummaging through a dusty bin at a church rummage sale last October—looking for old baking pans, honestly—when the woman running the booth, a … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a sudden, undeniable craving for banana bread. You know that feeling when nothing else … Read more

My neighbor Jenna asked why I couldn’t just use a boxed muffin mix and add pumpkin puree to save time. I started to explain why … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was wide awake with a pumpkin-shaped hole in my soul. I didn’t have the energy … Read more

Lupita wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s garage sale—and the smell hit me … Read more

Late November, and the only thing I want is a batch of buttery shortbread cookies cooling on the counter. The kitchen gets that particular kind … Read more

“These are the best thing you’ve ever made,” my sister said, licking a crumb off her thumb. And honestly, I wasn’t sure if she was … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in March, and I had a desperate, almost embarrassing craving for a slice of the lightest, most … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Dave who I’ve only ever seen in sweatpants, asked why I couldn’t just use a box mix for my son’s … Read more