Dessert Recipes

My husband claimed to hate Halloween treats. For years. Every October, he’d roll his eyes at the frosted sugar cookies shaped like pumpkins and the … Read more

The Halloween party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. My phone was blowing up with texts from friends asking what I was bringing, … Read more

My neighbor’s kid, Leo, watched me fumbling with a piping bag one October afternoon, trying to make fancy ghost cupcakes for a school party. I … Read more

My neighbor Maria watched me fumbling with a piping bag of frosting one October afternoon, sweat beading on my forehead as I tried to make … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just toss the candy corn straight into the blondie batter instead of pressing it on top. I started to … Read more

The neighborhood holiday party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day projects—the kind with homemade puff … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had claimed to hate baking for years. “It’s too precise,” he’d grumble, watching me measure flour. “Cooking is art. Baking is chemistry.” … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to borrow a corkscrew—I was already three texts deep into planning … Read more

“Why can’t you just use a boxed cake mix?” my friend Sarah asked, peering over my shoulder at the pile of spices I was measuring … Read more

There used to be a diner off Highway 71 in Arkansas, a little place called Granny’s Table, that made cinnamon apple dumplings that were basically … Read more