Dessert Recipes

Hand me that marshmallow bag, my neighbor said without looking up from the stove. I had stopped by to borrow a cup of brown sugar—mine … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just use melted butter instead of waiting for it to soften. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a retired special effects artist named Leo, watched me hauling a bag of candy corn and a box of pretzel … Read more

The school Halloween party was in less than twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My daughter had reminded me exactly three times that week, and … Read more

Introduction I swore I was done with chocolate chip cookies. For years, I’d been disappointed by flat, greasy discs that spread into sad puddles on … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a dry cleaner on Main Street that made the most incredible pumpkin muffins I’ve ever tasted. … Read more

The first time I made this candy eyeball popcorn mix, it was completely by accident. I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a grocery store parking lot last November, the kind of gray, damp afternoon where the sky feels like … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more

My niece Liv asked why I couldn’t just throw the sprinkles directly into the cake batter instead of waiting to put them on the frosting. … Read more