Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny Russian bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage shop on the corner of Elm and 4th that … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked inside an old florist shop on the corner of Elm and 4th Street that made the most … Read more

The Halloween bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d remembered the costume for my daughter’s school parade, the face … Read more

My niece Lucy asked me why I couldn’t just dump a can of frosting into a bowl and call it a day. I was in … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday morning. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished during a garage cleanup—and … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, looking for a snack bag I knew I’d stashed somewhere, when my hand brushed … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a grocery store aisle last October, holding a bag of Honeycrisp apples and staring at a jar of … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of delicate French macarons. I had the almond flour measured out, the egg whites aging on the counter … Read more

I wasn’t trying to make persimmon bread. Honestly, I’d stopped by my neighbor Marta’s house on a gray Tuesday afternoon to return her hedge clippers, … Read more

My neighbor Diane asked why I couldn’t just pour the pecan pie filling over a buttery crust and call it a day. I started to … Read more