Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a used bookstore in my old neighborhood. It was called The Gilded Spoon, … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last October when a kid dropped a can of pumpkin puree. It didn’t … Read more

My sister-in-law, Claire, had claimed to hate cooked fruit for as long as I’d known her. A solid decade of family dinners, holiday tables, and … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just dump everything into one pan and bake it like a bar cookie. I was mid-lecture, explaining the … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a clogged sink and a half-empty can of … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return a set of keys she’d left at my place after a playdate, and … Read more

The neighborhood bake-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary apple pies or those intricate French … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a rainy Tuesday in late October, and I had a ridiculous craving for something warm, slightly sweet, and absolutely dunkable … Read more

Let me tell you about the afternoon this recipe found me. I was at the farmers market, not really looking for anything in particular, just … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a corkscrew—lame, I know, but it was a Tuesday—and this warm, spiced, … Read more