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