Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny Italian bakery tucked between a laundromat and a shoe repair shop on the corner of 7th and Pine in … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of salted caramel thumbprint cookies. I had the butter softening on the counter, the flour measured out, and … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in his driveway on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, holding a leaky pipe … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Thursday in late October, and I was supposed to be meal-prepping for the week ahead. Instead, I found … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday in December, and I had a desperate, almost embarrassing craving for a jelly donut. You know that … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday, and I had this ridiculous craving for something cold, creamy, and a little bit sweet. You know … Read more

My neighbor, a retired pastry chef named Mrs. Gable, watched me struggle with a weeping cheesecake one afternoon from over the fence. She didn’t say … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had refused to eat anything pumpkin-flavored for as long as anyone could remember. A solid decade, at least. He’d scrunch up his … Read more

The church bake sale was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s famous pecan pies, the kind that … Read more

The Christmas morning potluck at my sister-in-law’s house was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring the breakfast dish. Everyone … Read more