Dessert Recipes

I was standing in line at the hardware store—not exactly where you expect to find dessert inspiration—when the woman ahead of me, clutching a bag … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early December, and I couldn’t sleep. You know that restless feeling when the holidays are creeping … Read more

The power went out halfway through the first real snowstorm of the year. I was supposed to be making a fancy hot chocolate bar for … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her house to pick up a book I’d lent her months ago—one of those awkward errands … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday, and I had a fierce, undeniable craving for something sweet and crunchy. I didn’t have the energy … Read more

The neighborhood fall block party was in less than six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate pies from scratch, those … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last December, half-heartedly grabbing a bag of peas, when a woman pushed her cart past me. She … Read more

I was standing in line at the post office last December, clutching a package of holiday cards I’d meant to mail a week earlier, when … Read more

Introduction My father-in-law, a man of few words and strong opinions, had claimed to hate gingerbread cookies for as long as I had known him. … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage shop on the corner of Elm Street that made the … Read more