Dessert Recipes

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished into the garage abyss—and the smell hit me … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple batch of apple cider muffins. I had the recipe memorized, the oven preheated, and my favorite mixing bowl … Read more

My sister swore she hated pumpkin desserts. For years. Every Thanksgiving, she’d push the pumpkin pie around her plate, making polite excuses about being “too … Read more

I was elbow-deep in flour on a drizzly Tuesday morning when my neighbor from three doors down knocked on my kitchen door. She didn’t say … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature holiday masterpieces—you know, the ones that … Read more

I was scraping the last bit of pumpkin purée from a can last Tuesday morning when the smell of cinnamon hit me from the mug … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked inside a converted gas station on Highway 101 that made the most incredible pumpkin bread you could … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—how cliché, right?—and the smell of something warm and sweet … Read more

My roommate Jenna asked why I couldn’t just use the food processor instead of mashing bananas by hand. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a slightly-too-warm Thursday in July, and a very specific, almost aggressive craving for salted caramel ice cream hit me like … Read more