Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in November, and I had a ridiculous, almost desperate craving for a sugar cookie. Not just any … Read more

Our neighborhood block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate dishes—slow-cooked ribs, homemade pies, some kind of … Read more

My neighbor, a retired pastry chef named Leo, watched me struggling with a batch of regular snickerdoodles one Tuesday afternoon. I was trying to get … Read more

I had this whole thing about apple crisp for years. I mean, a real, honest-to-goodness stance. I’d tell anyone who’d listen that it was fine—fine—but … Read more

The Kentucky Derby party was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My neighbor Carol had texted the group chat—”Don’t forget your dish for Saturday!”—and … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of vintage linens at a dusty estate sale last October when the woman running the cash box—a tiny, no-nonsense … Read more

I used to think pie was a waste of a perfectly good apple. Honestly, for years I did. Give me a crisp, a crumble, a … Read more

Last October, I was at our local farmers’ market trying to pick out a pie pumpkin when the woman running the stall—an older gardener named … Read more

My eight-year-old neighbor, Leo, watched me browning butter for a pie crust and asked, “Why don’t you just use the microwave?” I started to explain … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day projects—the ones with hand-piped royal … Read more