Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in November, and I had an almost aggressive craving for pecan pie. Not the polite, holiday-gathering version—I … Read more

I was elbow-deep in suds last Tuesday evening, scrubbing a baking dish that had seen better days, when the faintest whiff of ginger and cinnamon … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of granola. I had the oats measured out, the nuts toasted, the maple syrup warmed and waiting. But … Read more

My sister claimed she hated caramel apples for twenty-seven years. Twenty-seven years of watching her wrinkle her nose at caramel apple slices at parties, of … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible pumpkin … Read more

This was supposed to be a fancy layered chocolate mousse for a dinner party. I had the good chocolate out, the fresh cream, the whole … Read more

Megan wasn’t trying to make anything special that afternoon. I’d stopped by to drop off a library book she’d lent me, and the smell hit … Read more

I was getting my car’s oil changed last Tuesday—a rainy, gloomy afternoon that had already eaten up an hour I didn’t have. The waiting room … Read more

I was digging through my freezer last Tuesday, hunting for a bag of frozen peas, when my fingers brushed against a Ziploc bag I’d completely … Read more

My son had claimed to hate pumpkin for three years. Three years of wrinkled noses at pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, even pumpkin spice lattes that … Read more