Dessert Recipes

“Why can’t we just paint the cake gold instead of using that fancy drip?” my friend Leo asked, eyeing my carefully prepared gold drip ganache … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple vanilla cheesecake. I grabbed the wrong cream cheese—well, not exactly wrong, but the one with extra herbs meant … Read more

Last August, I was rearranging my cluttered bookshelf when the quiet guy from two doors down—the one who drives a vintage motorcycle and never talks … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in less than three hours, and I’d completely forgotten about bringing dessert. Everyone else was promising these elaborate, multi-layer cakes … Read more

Introduction Last summer, I was fumbling around a crowded community picnic, trying to assemble something festive and simple for the Fourth of July. The sun … Read more

My roommate had insisted for years that fruit popsicles were just a kiddie snack, nothing worth a grown-up’s time. For at least three summers, she … Read more