Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a batch of classic brownie cookies. I had the dark cocoa powder out, the butter softening on the counter, and … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in October, and I had an unreasonable craving for pumpkin cake. Not the kind you bring to … Read more

I was at my local hardware store—of all places—buying paint samples for a bathroom that still isn’t painted, when the woman behind the counter started … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. My phone pinged with a reminder—”Bring dessert for 20 people”—and … Read more

My neighbor, a woman named Gloria whose garden was the envy of our entire block, watched me struggle with a soggy, store-bought pie crust one … Read more

I had claimed to hate pecans for a solid fifteen years. Not just dislike—hate. The texture was too crumbly, the flavor too assertive, the way … Read more

I was supposed to be making blondies. That was the plan, anyway. I had the butter melting on the stove, the mixer ready to go, … Read more

Hand me that cookie sheet, and I’ll tell you about the afternoon that changed my whole approach to baking with kids. I was at my … Read more

Our neighborhood book club was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was hosting. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—Meredith’s famous lemon … Read more

My six-year-old niece looked up from the cookbook I’d bought her and asked, completely serious, “Auntie, why can’t we just put the gummy worms in … Read more