Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a quiet Tuesday, and I had the sudden, undeniable need for something with butter, brown sugar, and a splash of … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last November, holding a boxed pie crust like it was a stranger I’d been forced to introduce … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday, staring blankly at a bag of frozen chicken tenders, when … Read more

I was supposed to be making a proper, from-scratch holiday dessert for my daughter’s preschool class party. You know the kind—the one that takes two … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her mail—it had been piling up while she was visiting family—and the smell … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last October, staring at a bag of chocolate chips I didn’t need, when … Read more

My oldest kid had refused to participate in Christmas cookie decorating for three years. Three years. Every December, I’d lay out the sprinkles, the royal … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked inside a converted gas station on Highway 9 that made the most perfect mini pumpkin bread I … Read more

There used to be a tiny chocolate shop tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood—the kind of place with a … Read more

The office holiday cookie swap was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d remembered it existed — the email had been sitting … Read more