Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office during tax season, watching him pull a crumpled … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in November, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for a soft sugar cookie. Not … Read more

Julie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed and the smell of cinnamon and brown sugar … Read more

The holiday cookie exchange was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day affairs—you know the ones. Layered, … Read more

My sister claimed she hated Oreo truffles for years. “Too sweet,” she’d say with a little wrinkle of her nose every time someone brought them … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine—her name is Rita—watched me trying to wedge a too-big butternut squash into my already overflowing … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in December, and I had this ridiculous urge to bake something that looked like it belonged at … Read more

This was supposed to be a gingerbread house. I had it all planned out—a sturdy, architectural masterpiece that would stand tall on my counter, complete … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a bundt pan—mine had mysteriously vanished after a Thanksgiving mishap—and the smell hit … Read more

The kindergarten holiday party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son had reminded me three times that week, and I’d nodded along … Read more