Dessert Recipes

The neighborhood Halloween potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate caramel apples, homemade pumpkin rolls, and those … Read more

My brother-in-law, Carlos, had sworn he hated pan de muerto for fifteen years. Fifteen years. Every October, his grandmother would make her version, and he’d … Read more

My neighbor Kate wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by on a rainy Saturday morning to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously disappeared during the … Read more

There used to be a tiny, slightly crooked bakery called “The Midnight Whisk” tucked away on a side street in the old part of town. … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate themed desserts—I’d seen the sign-up sheet … Read more

The cookie swap was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate, multi-day preparations—the neighbor who always bakes like she’s … Read more

My neighbor, Maria, watched me struggling with a wobbly, cracked springform pan one October afternoon. She didn’t say anything at first. Then she just shook … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last November—a Tuesday, I think—when a whiff of something sweet and almost spicy … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a serious craving for pecan pie. Not the fussy, roll-out-the-crust kind that takes all … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked inside an old gas station on Route 9 that made the most incredible caramel apple crumble bars. … Read more