Dessert Recipes

I had sworn off themed cupcakes for years. Honestly, I thought they were more about the look than the taste—all that frosting and those candy … Read more

The school bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son ran through the door with the flyer crumpled in his sticky … Read more

My niece Clara asked why I couldn’t just use a drinking glass to cut out the cookie shapes. I was in the middle of explaining … Read more

I was elbow-deep in frosting at my kitchen table last Tuesday night—a Tuesday, of all nights—when the smell of cocoa powder hit me. Not the … Read more

I was about ten minutes into trying to fix a broken kitchen drawer—the one that always gets jammed with wooden spoons—when my neighbor, a retired … Read more

My niece Lily asked why I couldn’t just crush the cookies and press them into the pan without melting butter. I started to explain why … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of soft apple cider doughnuts. I had the cider reducing on the stove, the oil heating up, and … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cramped office during tax season, watching him pull a crumpled … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a hardware store on the corner of Elm and 4th that made the … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—our gutter was making that sad, gurgling sound after a … Read more