Dessert Recipes

Leo wasn’t trying to be spooky. I’d stopped by his apartment to return a borrowed casserole dish and the smell of burnt sugar and vanilla … Read more

There used to be a small, dusty little bistro tucked into the corner of a strip mall in Asheville that made a creamy caramel apple … Read more

I wasn’t trying to impress anyone that day. I’d stopped by my neighbor’s house to return a casserole dish she’d lent me weeks ago, and … Read more

The neighborhood fall potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d marked it on my calendar, sure, but somewhere between the … Read more

The power went out halfway through a storm last October, leaving me in the dark with a very hungry toddler and absolutely no plan for … Read more

I was digging through my pantry last Tuesday, looking for a bag of chocolate chips I knew I had stashed somewhere, when the smell hit … Read more

There used to be this tiny bakery tucked inside an old gas station on Route 9—the kind of place you’d drive right past if you … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin loaf. I had the can of pumpkin open, the flour measured, and a vision of a perfectly domed, … Read more

My niece, who is seven and possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of every ghost movie ever made, asked why I couldn’t just use marshmallows to make … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a gray November afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her, and … Read more