Dessert Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Wednesday in late October, and I had a very specific craving for that classic pumpkin pie feeling — … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a vintage bookstore and a dry cleaner on the corner of Elm Street in my old … Read more

Honestly, this is the pumpkin pie recipe that makes you feel like a baking genius, even on a Tuesday night after work. It’s not just … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a screwdriver—mine had vanished into the black hole of my junk drawer—and … Read more

I was at the hardware store last Tuesday, of all places, picking up a new caulk gun for a bathroom project I’d been putting off. … Read more

My dad swore he hated baked apples. For thirty-seven years. Every fall when my mom would pull out her baking dishes and start peeling, he’d … Read more

I was standing in the spice aisle of our local grocery store last October — a Tuesday, I think — when the smell of cinnamon … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just melt the chocolate in the microwave instead of fussing with a double boiler. I started to explain why … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a desperate, undeniable craving for pumpkin pie. The kind of craving that … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple apple crisp. You know, the kind you throw together when you have too many apples from a trip … Read more