Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Beacon, New York called “The Flour Pot” that made the most incredible … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but this one kind of snuck up on me. It happened last October on a drizzly Tuesday … Read more

I had claimed to hate themed baking for years. Honestly, the whole concept felt gimmicky—cookies that looked like eyeballs, cupcakes dyed strange colors, things that … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last October, holding a bag of mulch and trying to remember if I needed more light … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a guy named Leo who I’d only ever seen in a faded band t-shirt, asked why I couldn’t just bake … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery on a side street in Portland called “Mabel’s Curiosities” that made the most hauntingly beautiful black cat sugar … Read more

I was hunched over a stack of tax documents at my kitchen table—the kind of Tuesday that makes you question every life choice that led … Read more

I was at the hardware store last Saturday—not exactly where you expect to find dessert inspiration. I was standing in the paint aisle, trying to … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle of the grocery store last Tuesday when the scent of a stranger’s banana—overripe, almost fermenting, sweet as honey—hit … Read more

I had a friend named Carrie who swore she hated chocolate chip cookies. For years. She’d say it with this little shrug, like it was … Read more