Dessert Recipes

“Why can’t you just layer everything in two glasses instead of bothering with a whole cake?” my brother-in-law Mark asked, watching me wrestle with a … Read more

I was packing up my stall at the farmers’ market last February, exhausted and ready to go home, when the older woman from the next … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked inside a converted gas station on the corner of Maple and Third, run by a woman named … Read more

The neighborhood spring block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring dessert. Six hours! Everyone else would be … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had claimed for years that he hated cake pops. Said they were “all frosting and no cake.” A gimmick for kids’ parties, … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday when the cold air from the open freezer door hit my face—and suddenly I was … Read more

My cousin Marco asked why I couldn’t just chill the dough overnight instead of the two hours I swore by. I started to explain that … Read more

There used to be a tiny café on the corner of Elm and 4th in my old neighborhood called The Gilded Spoon. They made a … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—a completely mundane errand on a gray Saturday morning—and the smell … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked into a strip mall off Highway 99 in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible persimmon … Read more