Dessert Recipes

My neighbor, a retired baker named Mrs. Gable, watched me fumbling with a piping bag on my front porch last February. I was trying to … Read more

My friend Sarah asked me last December why I couldn’t just swap the regular flour for a gluten-free blend in my grandmother’s sugar cookie recipe. … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just use canned cinnamon rolls for Christmas breakfast. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. Honestly, … Read more

My older brother claimed to hate truffles for a solid decade. Truffles, cheesecake, anything that required rolling into a ball—he’d wave his hand and say, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday in early December, and the craving hit me like a freight train. I wanted something that tasted like … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in forty-eight hours and I’d completely spaced on it. I mean, I’d seen the email, even RSVP’d “yes” with a … Read more

The church cookie exchange was in 48 hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day creations—you know the ones, with … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last December, staring at a bag of powdered sugar like it held the … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle at Aldi last Tuesday, trying to decide between two bags of mixed berries, when a little girl … Read more

My neighbor, a retired carpenter named Leo, asked why I couldn’t just pour the pecan pie filling over a simple batter and bake it. I … Read more