Dessert Recipes

My sister-in-law, Jen, had sworn she hated iced sugar cookies for over a decade. “Too sweet,” she’d say, waving a hand at the platter at … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me for a good five minutes before she said anything. I was trying to … Read more

I was standing at the checkout counter at my local coffee shop last December, juggling a bag of peppermint bark and a too-large latte, when … Read more

My husband had sworn off red velvet cake for a solid decade. “It’s just chocolate with red food coloring,” he’d say with that knowing smirk … Read more

It was 10 PM on a Christmas Eve a few years back, and I was completely wrecked. The gifts were wrapped—sort of—the stockings were hung, … Read more

There used to be this tiny bakery tucked into a strip mall on the corner of Elm and 4th in my old neighborhood. It was … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—last December, holding a new snow shovel and a pack of lightbulbs, when … Read more

There used to be a little Russian tea house tucked away on a side street in Brighton Beach—the kind of place with lace curtains, mismatched … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I was hit with the most specific craving for a warm, spiced apple pie. … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just skip the molasses and use brown sugar instead. I was in the middle of explaining that molasses … Read more