Dessert Recipes

My grandmother claimed to hate pumpkin for sixty-three years. Sixty-three years of avoiding pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving, wrinkling her nose at pumpkin bread, and pushing … Read more

My neighbor Helen watched me wrestling with a sticky roll of pumpkin cake on my kitchen counter last October. She didn’t say anything at first—just … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just dump everything in one bowl and call it a day. I was mid-lecture about the proper order of … Read more

The oven timer had been screaming for three minutes when I finally noticed the smoke. It wasn’t just a wisp; it was a thick, gray … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had this ridiculous craving for something that tasted like fall but wasn’t another … Read more

I was trying to fix a leaking faucet under the sink when the plumber, a guy named Earl who hadn’t spoken more than two words … Read more

The school bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son had reminded me three times that week, and I’d nodded along, … Read more

The power went out halfway through a particularly chaotic Tuesday evening last November. I was standing in the dark, trying to remember if I had … Read more

Last Tuesday, the rain was coming down so hard I could barely see the dashboard wipers keep up. I was stuck in the backseat of … Read more

Three years ago, I was trying to salvage a batch of muffins that had completely collapsed in the center. They looked like sad, deflated pancakes … Read more