Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a pumpkin roll. I had the cream cheese softening, the powdered sugar sifted, and that specific confidence you only get … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at Target last October—you know, that weird no-man’s-land between Halloween and Thanksgiving—when a bag of candy corn caught … Read more

The elementary school Halloween party was in six hours and I had completely forgotten my promise to bring treats. Everyone else would be showing up … Read more

I was at the hardware store last October, balancing a gallon of paint and three different shades of green swatches, when the cashier—a guy named … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple chocolate sugar cookie. I had the butter softening on the counter, the flour measured, and my mind already … Read more

The woman at the next stall watched me poking at a pile of Bosc pears, probably looking as lost as I felt. I’d just moved … Read more

There used to be a diner off Highway 78 in Snellville, Georgia, that made a chocolate-peanut butter cake that absolutely ruined me for all other … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite fall cookie recipe from a plumber, but there I was, standing in the hardware aisle at the … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I was restless. The kind of restlessness that makes you open the refrigerator door four times … Read more

My teenage daughter asked why I couldn’t just dump everything into one bowl and stir. I was mid-lecture about the “proper” way to make quick … Read more