Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last October, staring at a display of pre-made Halloween treats, when the smell of marshmallow and butter … Read more

The pan came back to the kitchen counter scraped clean. My neighbor, who had stopped by just to drop off a book, was now standing … Read more

I’d claimed to hate pumpkin desserts for over a decade. Every autumn, when the internet would erupt in a frenzy of spiced cakes and pies, … Read more

The first time I tried making a pumpkin roll, I figured it would be a simple enough project for a Saturday afternoon. It took about … Read more

Fourth batch in three days and I finally stopped over-mixing. The first dozen came out tough. The second? Dense little pucks. The third was edible … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me fumbling with a bag of candy corn one October afternoon. I was trying to separate the orange pieces from … Read more

Flour dusted across the counter and my grandmother’s worn wooden rolling pin already in hand when I realized I had no idea what I was … Read more

I was knee-deep in a box of vintage linens at a dusty estate sale last October when the woman running the cash register—a tiny, silver-haired … Read more

That warm, sharp scent of ginger and cloves hitting you before you even get through the kitchen door. It still takes me straight to my … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked inside a converted Victorian house on a side street in Portland called “The Gilded Tart” that made … Read more