Dessert Recipes

Three winters ago, I attempted to make a sophisticated, multi-tiered Yule log for my sister’s Christmas Eve party. You know how it goes. The pressure … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just add the pumpkin pie spice to the sugar instead of mixing it into the flour. I started to … Read more

I wasn’t expecting culinary inspiration from a grumpy antique shop owner named Arthur, but there I was, standing in the dusty back room of “Timeless … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a pumpkin pie plate—the one with the gold rim she’d inherited from … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Thursday in late October, and I was hit with the most specific craving of my life—hot, spiced apple … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just pipe the meringue into ghost shapes instead of making perfect circles. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

The rain had been hammering against the kitchen window for three hours straight, a relentless gray drumbeat that matched the sinking feeling in my stomach. … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple loaf of pumpkin bread. I had the recipe memorized, the can of pumpkin open, and my favorite mixing … Read more

Marcus wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his apartment to return a borrowed pot of chili and the smell of spiced apples hit … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last October, holding a bag of mulch I didn’t really need, when the smell hit … Read more