The church potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those towering, perfectly latticed pies their grandmothers had taught … Read more

My neighbor Karen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more

I was at my local hardware store last November, picking up a new snow shovel, when the man behind the counter—a gruff, flannel-wearing guy named … Read more

Soft Baked Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies are everything you want in a fall cookie. They are pillowy soft, bursting with warm pumpkin spice, and coated in … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple pumpkin bread. I had the recipe memorized—my grandmother’s, the one with the clove and the slightly burnt edges … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate themed desserts—I’d seen the photos on … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a vintage shop in downtown Portland that made a pumpkin cheesecake pie that … Read more