Dessert Recipes

“You know what would make this even better? Salt.” My sister looked at me across the kitchen island, holding a spoonful of my apple crisp … Read more

My husband did not trust pumpkin in a snickerdoodle. He said it out loud, standing in our kitchen, watching me pull the mixer out. Pumpkin … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in twenty-four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those perfectly piped French macarons and croissant-like rugelach … Read more

Crushed candy canes everywhere. On the counter, stuck to my sleeve, somehow in my hair. I was elbow-deep in a double boiler, chocolate melting, when … Read more

My niece Clara asked why I couldn’t just crush up the leftover peppermint bark and throw it into a batch of chocolate chip cookies. I … Read more

The PTA bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten—I’d volunteered to bring the “featured baked good.” Everyone else would … Read more

I burned the crust on this gingerbread cheesecake bar recipe five times before I understood what I was doing wrong. Not just slightly dark around … Read more

I was in the middle of untangling a Christmas lights situation—the kind where you question every life choice that led you to this moment—when my … Read more

She wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a book I’d borrowed months ago, and the smell hit me before I … Read more

There used to be a tiny café tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage bookstore on the corner of Elm and 4th that made … Read more