Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a quiet Wednesday, and I had a sudden, almost desperate craving for something warm, spiced, and soaked in custard. I … Read more

There used to be a little bakery on the corner of Maple and 3rd in my old neighborhood that made a chocolate cookie sandwich I … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just pour the streusel in the middle of the pumpkin bread instead of scattering it on top. I … Read more

I was sitting on a slightly wobbly stool at a garage sale last fall, sorting through a box of mismatched measuring cups, when the woman … Read more

The woman at the next stall in the farmers’ market watched me sniffing apples for a solid minute before she finally spoke. “You’re not going … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to return her garden shears—the ones I’d borrowed three weeks earlier and honestly … Read more

My sister swore she hated pumpkin pie for thirty-two years. Thirty-two years of Thanksgiving dinners where she’d load up every other dessert plate but leave … Read more

I was standing in the canned goods aisle at our local market last October when a kid walked by holding one of those pumpkin-shaped candles—you … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to borrow a garden hose and the smell of vanilla and … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—the one on Broad Street that always smells vaguely of burnt coffee and desperation—when the woman behind me … Read more