Dessert Recipes

The neighborhood Halloween block party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing Pinterest-worthy treats—elaborate cake pops shaped like ghosts, … Read more

My neighbor, a woman named Clara who grew up in Vermont and has the kind of quiet wisdom you only get from decades of real … Read more

My sister had claimed to hate pumpkin for thirty-two years. Thirty-two years of wrinkling her nose at Thanksgiving pies, pushing aside pumpkin-spice lattes, and making … Read more

My neighbor, Sarah, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—a cliché, I know—and the scent of cinnamon and … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a parking lot last November when the smell hit me. Not from anywhere specific — just a sudden, … Read more

The fall bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My friend Jenna texted me at 6 AM with a “don’t forget tomorrow!” … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a bag of lightbulbs and trying to remember if I needed more … Read more

“Why can’t you just bake the donuts instead of frying them?” My friend Jenna asked me this on a rainy Tuesday afternoon while I was … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of my standard oatmeal chocolate chip cookies. You know, the ones I’ve made a hundred times, the ones … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple apple coffee cake. I had the recipe memorized—the one my neighbor Carol swore by for her church bake … Read more