Dessert Recipes

There used to be a little bakery called Sweet Laurel on a side street in Portland that made the most incredible blondies. They weren’t your … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—the one place on earth where inspiration should never strike—when the woman behind me started talking about Halloween … Read more

I was supposed to be making a fancy chocolate mousse cake for my niece’s Halloween party. Like, the kind with layers and a mirror glaze … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just skip the browning step and melt the butter in the microwave like a normal person. I started to … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of perfectly round, chocolate-dipped cake balls for a neighbor’s Halloween party. I had the ganache chilling, the candy … Read more

There used to be this tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage furniture shop on Main Street in my hometown—a place called The Whisk & Whim—that … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a party supply store last October, staring at a display of plastic witch fingers, when the smell hit … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I’d been so wrapped up in work stuff and … Read more

Honestly, I’ve made a lot of pumpkin bread in my time. Like, a lot. I’ve tested versions with buttermilk, versions with browned butter, versions that … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the baking aisle at my local grocery store last October when a woman walked past me, and I … Read more