Dessert Recipes

The Fourth of July barbecue was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten about dessert. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s famous pies, flag-decorated … Read more

There used to be a tiny coffee shop tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood that made the most incredible … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a bunch of bananas that had gone from “perfectly ripe” to “aggressively spotted” in what … Read more

Introduction There used to be a tiny bakery on the corner of Elm and 5th called “The Midnight Kitchen” that made a black velvet cupcake … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—the absolute last place you’d expect to find a life-changing dessert recipe. The woman ahead of me, clutching … Read more

A friend’s seven-year-old asked me why I couldn’t just dip the cookie in the icing instead of piping it. I started to explain why that … Read more

Last Tuesday, I walked into the break room at my daughter’s school and saw a cake sitting on the counter that made me stop mid-sentence. … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last October—Aisle 7, paint supplies, not a single apple in sight—when the smell hit me. … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone when she pulled that loaf out of the oven. I’d stopped by to return her garden shears, and … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a nail salon on the corner of Oak and Elm that made the … Read more