Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle last October when a bag of pre-made ghost-shaped marshmallows caught my eye—and suddenly I was seven years … Read more

The school Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Honestly, it had been one of those weeks where Tuesday felt like Thursday … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, waiting for my tax appointment to start, watching him pull a pan of … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me struggle with a stubborn butternut squash for a good five minutes before she … Read more

My husband had claimed to hate pumpkin bread for our entire marriage. Eight years. Every fall, while I’d get excited about the first chill in … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just soak everything the night before and bake it in the morning. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store parking lot last October, fumbling for my keys, when the air hit me. It wasn’t fall air, exactly—it … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a dusty antiques shop on Main Street in my hometown—the kind of place … Read more

My neighbor Beth wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder, honestly, and the smell hit me before I even got … Read more

The neighborhood fall bake-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those picture-perfect layered cakes with mirror glazes and … Read more