Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the dairy aisle last Tuesday, staring at a block of cream cheese like it held the secrets of the universe, when … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last October, staring blankly at a display of canned pumpkin, when the smell … Read more

My niece had sworn off anything “Halloween-themed” for three years. She was ten, then eleven, then twelve. Too old for spooky cookies, she said. Too … Read more

I had claimed to hate pumpkin desserts for years. A solid decade, at least. Then I found myself standing in my kitchen last October, staring … Read more

The neighborhood cookie exchange was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s heirloom recipes—layered bars that took three … Read more

My friend Carla watched me fumbling with a piping bag at her Halloween party, my hands shaking as I tried to make perfect little ghosts … Read more

I was supposed to be making a fancy layered trifle for a Halloween potluck. You know the kind—angel food cake, layers of colored pudding, the … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me fumble with a piping bag one rainy October afternoon. I was trying to make elegant ghost cookies for a … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last October—looking for a specific size of paintbrush, not pumpkin—when the smell hit me. It … Read more

My roommate Jenna asked why I couldn’t just use canned biscuit dough instead of making the dough from scratch. I started to explain why that … Read more