Dessert Recipes

My accountant, Mr. Henderson, is the last person on earth I expected to teach me anything about dessert. The man wears beige suits, drives a … Read more

Introduction There used to be a little diner off Highway 12, the kind with cracked vinyl booths and a pie case that spun, that made … Read more

I was halfway through creaming the butter and sugar when I realized I had grabbed the wrong bag from the pantry. The power had flickered … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return her cat carrier—long story involving a very determined tabby named Steve—and the smell … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I had a very specific, very urgent craving for pumpkin cheesecake. The real kind. The kind … Read more

My neighbor, an older woman named Clara who grew up in Vermont, watched me struggling to haul a bag of flour up my front steps … Read more

The woman at the farmer’s market booth watched me eyeing her black sesame cookies for a solid minute before she finally spoke. “You’re trying to … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in forty-five minutes and I had absolutely nothing to bring. Everyone else was already prepping their contributions. I saw Mrs. … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a laundromat on the corner of Elm and 4th that made the most incredible cream cheese … Read more

This was supposed to be a classic French meringue—the kind you pipe into neat little kisses for afternoon tea. I had everything measured out, the … Read more