Dessert Recipes

The cream cheese had been sitting on the counter for an hour, softening, waiting. I had two overripe bananas on the counter that were practically … Read more

There used to be a tiny candy shop tucked between a dry cleaner and a used bookstore on Main Street in my old town. They … Read more

That first crunch — the salty-sweet clash of pretzel and candy corn hitting your teeth at the same time — still takes me straight back … Read more

The soft, almost pillowy give of the dough under my fingertips, the faint scent of orange blossoms clinging to my hands for hours afterward—that’s the … Read more

I was sorting through a dusty bin of vintage Christmas ornaments at an estate sale last October when the elderly woman running the sale started … Read more

The power went out halfway through my sugar cookie dough demonstration last October. There I was, at my neighbor Maria’s house, showing her three kids … Read more

I was standing in the Halloween aisle at the grocery store, staring at a bag of candy eyes and feeling a little defeated. Every cute … Read more

The Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate cakes shaped like coffins, cookies decorated to look … Read more

The first Saturday in October, and the only thing I wanted was something that felt like mischief. Not the scary kind, but the fun kind. … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last October when a bag of chocolate chips slipped from my hands and … Read more