Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from the man installing my new washing machine, but there I was, standing in a puddle of sudsy water, listening … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—our gutters were clogged and it was that time of year … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten the treat exchange. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate ghost-shaped cookies, cake … Read more

My sister had refused to eat candy corn for as long as I could remember. Something like fifteen years. She called it “wax with sugar … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just dump everything into one bowl and call it a day. I was mid-lecture—something about the proper order … Read more

My brother swore he hated red velvet cake. For years. He claimed it was just chocolate cake with red food coloring, and he wasn’t about … Read more

I was at the grocery store checkout last Tuesday — just grabbing milk and eggs, nothing special — when the woman in front of me … Read more

My neighbor Mrs. Gable watched me hauling groceries up the porch steps one freezing Tuesday evening, a bag of chocolate bars poking out the top. … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office in mid-December, watching him pull a crumpled piece … Read more

There used to be this tiny café tucked away on a side street in Portland—the kind of place with mismatched chairs and a chalkboard menu … Read more