Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple custard pie. I had the eggnog, I had the nutmeg, and I had this very clear image in … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of tax receipts last March—like, the really boring kind you find in a shoebox under the bed—when my plumber, … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—how cliché, right?—and the smell hit me before … Read more

I couldn’t sleep. You know that restless energy where your brain won’t shut off, and suddenly you’re standing in front of the open refrigerator at … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those fancy French macarons with the perfect feet, … Read more

My sister claimed to hate blondies for over a decade. Ten years, at least. She said they were just “brownies that couldn’t commit” and refused … Read more

The woman at the community garden wiped her hands on her apron and watched me fumbling with a bag of ginger root. I was trying … Read more

The woman at the table next to mine at the community potluck watched me eyeing her dessert plate for a solid five minutes before she … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in early December, and I had a very specific craving—the kind that makes you dig through cabinets … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bag of pecans that cost more than my lunch for the whole week, … Read more