Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny bakery on the corner of Elm and 4th—the kind with the creaky screen door and a chalkboard menu that … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last October, holding a bag of mulch I didn’t really need, when the guy in front … Read more

The PTA bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just a little forgot — the kind where you wake up at … Read more

There used to be a little bakery in my hometown called The Gilded Whisk that made these peanut butter cookies shaped like little turkeys every … Read more

I was digging through my glove compartment last Tuesday, searching for a lost parking receipt, when a crumpled paper bag slid out from under the … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to pick up a casserole dish she’d borrowed, and the smell of warm pumpkin … Read more

My sister claimed she hated snickerdoodles. For years. She’d pass the cookie plate at family gatherings with a polite “no thank you,” reaching instead for … Read more

Honestly, I have made a lot of apple crisps in my day. Some were great, some were… fine. But this one? This is the one … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last October when the smell of cinnamon and nutmeg from a nearby candle … Read more

The classroom Halloween party was in thirty minutes and I’d completely forgotten. My kid had reminded me that morning—I even wrote it on my hand—but … Read more