Dessert Recipes

My neighbor, a woman named Carol who had been baking for fifty years, swore she hated cream cheese frosting. “Too rich,” she’d say, waving a … Read more

Someone asked me last week why I always seem to have a batch of muffins in my freezer. It’s a fair question, honestly. I mean, … Read more

The neighborhood cookie swap was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those perfectly piped French macarons or those intricate … Read more

There used to be a tiny campground diner off Highway 101 in Oregon that made a s’mores icebox cake that ruined me for all other … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be in that kitchen. I’d stopped by my neighbor, Leo’s, place to grab a package that got delivered to his house … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a package that got delivered to her house by mistake, and the smell … Read more

My teenage nephew asked why I couldn’t just melt the marshmallows with the white chocolate at the same time. I started to explain why that … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last October, staring at a bag of candy eyeballs, when a memory hit … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate homemade treats—I’d seen the sign-up sheet … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be in the kitchen at all that morning. I’d stopped by my neighbor Jen’s house to borrow a car charger before … Read more