Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday when the smell hit me — not cinnamon or nutmeg, but … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a crisp Tuesday afternoon in October, and the smell … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore on Main Street in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible Halloween … Read more

My cousin Leo asked why I couldn’t just skip the chilling step and scoop the dough straight onto the baking sheet. I was in the … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was hit with a very specific craving for something warm, spiced, and autumnal. I didn’t … Read more

The woman at the farmers market watched me hover over her apple display for a good five minutes before she finally said something. I was … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in early November, and I had an absolutely ridiculous craving for something that tasted like fall but … Read more

The neighborhood apple cider donut taste-off was in two days and I’d completely forgotten. My neighbor Karen had been talking about her grandmother’s recipe for … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me wrestling a massive, stubborn pumpkin onto my kitchen counter last October and didn’t say anything at first. Then she … Read more

I swore I hated apple crisp. For years. The whole thing seemed like a waste of perfectly good apples, if I’m being honest. A sad, … Read more