Dessert Recipes

Introduction “Last Thursday afternoon wasn’t supposed to be anything special. I just popped in to borrow a book from my neighbor, and before I even … Read more

Introduction There used to be this quirky little bakery tucked away on a quiet side street in Portland’s Pearl District that made the most unforgettable … Read more

Introduction The office Halloween potluck was in less than two hours, and I’d completely blanked on bringing anything. Everyone else was rolling in with homemade … Read more

Introduction “You have to try this,” said the quiet man sitting next to me at the farmer’s market, as he handed me a crumbly square … Read more

The scent of warm cinnamon and brown sugar hit me last Saturday afternoon while I was sorting through the pile of summer veggies from the … Read more

This was supposed to be a straightforward batch of classic snickerdoodle cookies. I grabbed the cinnamon sugar, the butter was perfectly softened, and I was … Read more

“The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours, and I still hadn’t baked a thing. Everyone else was bringing multi-layered desserts that looked … Read more

Introduction “You know, you’re making that look way harder than it is,” my neighbor said, watching me fumble with a complicated dessert recipe on a … Read more

Introduction There used to be this little bakery tucked away on a quiet street corner in Asheville that made the most unforgettable stone fruit crisp. … Read more

The neighborhood bake-off was in less than two hours and I realized—total panic—that I had zero time to make anything fancy. Everyone else was bringing … Read more