Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a proper pumpkin roll. I had the cream cheese softening on the counter, the powdered sugar measured out, and I … Read more

The party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten to order the cake. My son’s third birthday. The one where all the other moms … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just dip the Oreo balls in black candy melts and call them cats. I started to explain why that … Read more

I was elbow-deep in potting soil at the local garden center last April, trying to decide between two very similar strawberry plants, when the woman … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of oatmeal raisin cookies. I know, I know—who reaches for oatmeal raisin when you could have chocolate chip? … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a vintage bookshop and a laundromat in my old neighborhood—the kind of place with a crooked … Read more

I was standing in the produce aisle last Tuesday, staring at a bunch of bananas that had gone from yellow to that speckled brown stage … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store last February, holding a bag of soil and a new trowel, when the woman … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in December, and I had a very specific, almost unreasonable craving for shortbread. Not just any shortbread—the … Read more

My friend Rachel asked why I couldn’t just skip the double boiler and melt the chocolate directly with the champagne in the microwave. I started … Read more