Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny, red-painted pie shop tucked between a vintage bookstore and a tailor’s shop in my hometown, a place called The … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a flower shop on Elm Street that made the most incredible cinnamon apple pie I had … Read more

The office pie contest was in two days and I’d completely forgotten. My coworker Sarah had been talking about her triple-layer pecan tart for weeks. … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of my local grocery store last Tuesday when the air shifted. That particular fall smell—damp leaves, a hint … Read more

My aunt wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by on a random Tuesday to return her bread maker—the one she’d loaned me six months … Read more

This was supposed to be a pecan pie. I had the corn syrup out, the brown sugar measured, and a bag of pecans I’d been … Read more

My friend Jess asked why I couldn’t just dump all the ingredients for a Christmas cake dip into a bowl and call it done. I … Read more

Introduction I was standing in line at the hardware store last December, holding a replacement faucet washer and trying to remember if I needed to … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle at my local grocery store last December when a woman dropped a bottle of almond extract. The glass … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from a plumber, but there I was, ankle-deep in a puddle under my kitchen sink, listening to Marco explain exactly … Read more