Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a bag of spotty bananas staring at me from the counter. I didn’t have … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple pumpkin loaf. I had the can of pumpkin puree open, the spices measured, and I was already running … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple apple upside-down cake. I had the cast iron skillet out, the butter melting, the apples sliced thin and … Read more

I was at the hardware store buying a new showerhead when the cashier—a woman named Delores with bright purple reading glasses—started talking about pumpkin muffins. … Read more

The church bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I was standing in my kitchen at 5 AM, still in my pajamas, … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he didn’t care about themed food for game day. “Just give me chips and dip,” he’d say every single year when … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple vanilla sheet cake. I had the butter softening on the counter, the eggs at room temperature, the whole … Read more

There used to be a tiny general store on the coast of Maine, just past the Wiscasset bridge, that made the most incredible icebox cake … Read more

My college roommate swore she hated peaches. Not just disliked—hated. The fuzzy skin, the overly sweet canned versions, the way they fell apart in pies. … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood—a place called “The Early Bird’s Nest”—that … Read more