Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a fancy French tarte Tatin. I had the apples sliced, the butter warming in the pan, and my best apron … Read more

“Why can’t you just pour the filling over the shortbread and bake it all at once?” My sister-in-law, Jen, asked me this last Thanksgiving while … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a desperate need to make a pie. Not just any pie—a pumpkin … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last November, clutching a weirdly shaped pipe fitting and feeling completely out of my depth, when … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a dreary Tuesday in late November, and I had a desperate need for something that tasted like Christmas morning. I … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me wrestling with a piping bag at my kitchen counter last December. She didn’t say anything at first—just stood there in … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had an overwhelming urge to make something cute. Not just any cute thing—I … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday, staring blankly at a bag of dried cranberries, when it hit … Read more

My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone when I stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar last Tuesday. Honestly, I think she was … Read more

My neighbor, an older woman named Ruth whose garden always seemed to be a month ahead of everyone else’s, watched me one October afternoon as … Read more