Dessert Recipes

I was supposed to be making a pumpkin loaf. That was the plan. I had the can of pumpkin puree, the warm spices, the whole … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a dusty antique shop in rural Georgia, holding a chipped ceramic bowl I definitely didn’t need, when the … Read more

It was 11:07 PM on a quiet Tuesday, and I was hit with an odd craving for something sweet yet not totally indulgent. I didn’t … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a Tuesday afternoon, and the smell of warm peanut butter … Read more

My friend Jenna swore she hated snickerdoodle cookies. For years. Then one Sunday afternoon, she found herself sneaking into the kitchen, caught red-handed with a … Read more

The other afternoon, I was wandering through the aisles of my local grocery store, just grabbing a few things for a quiet weekend at home, … Read more

Introduction There used to be a tiny café tucked away on a bustling corner of Portland’s Pearl District that made these insanely good thick chewy … Read more

The neighborhood bake sale was in just a couple of hours and I hadn’t even thought about what to bring. Everyone else was planning these … Read more

Introduction Last Thursday, I was waiting for my car to get fixed at the local mechanic’s shop—honestly, not the place I’d expect to get a … Read more

Last fall, my neighbor asked why I couldn’t just toss canned pumpkin right into cinnamon rolls instead of making the usual dough from scratch. I … Read more