Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t expecting to be won over by a vegetable that day. I’d stopped by my neighbor’s house to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished … Read more

You know that sinking feeling you get when you realize the neighborhood cookie swap is tomorrow and you’ve got absolutely nothing prepared? That was me … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a bag of frozen corn at the grocery store last October when it hit me—that specific, nutty, almost caramel-like smell of … Read more

The church bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d signed up to bring “something special” three weeks ago and … Read more

My sister claimed she hated pumpkin desserts for seven years. Seven years of Thanksgiving pies sliding past her plate, of pumpkin spice lattes being met … Read more

A woman at the farmers market watched me hover over her maple syrup display for a solid five minutes. I was trying to decide between … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just use candy corn instead of trying to make those little orange and yellow layers from scratch. I started … Read more

I was standing in line at the craft store last October, clutching a bag of pretzel rods and a tube of almond slivers, when the … Read more

I’ve been making these baked apple cider donuts with cinnamon sugar every fall for years, and they’ve become a staple in my kitchen. Let me … Read more

I wasn’t expecting dessert advice from the plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a wrench in one hand and a half-written … Read more