Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the middle of the baking aisle at our local grocery store last December, staring at a bag of candy canes that … Read more

“Why can’t you just mix it all in one bowl?” my six-year-old nephew asked, watching me pull out a second mixing bowl for my usual … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind the old hardware store on Main Street in my town, a place called The Gilded Tart, … Read more

This was supposed to be a pecan pie. A classic, deep-dish, sticky-sweet pecan pie that my aunt always brought to Thanksgiving. I was hosting my … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just throw some mint chips into a boxed brownie mix and call it a day. I was in … Read more

I was knee-deep in a pile of vintage linens at an estate sale last fall when the woman running it—a tiny, silver-haired person named Gloria … Read more

Old Man Jenkins, our neighbor across the street, watched me wrestling with a rather stubborn pecan pie crust one Thanksgiving morning. He didn’t say anything … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a Tuesday that felt like it had lasted a week. I was staring into the fridge, hoping something would magically … Read more

My husband had declared himself a pumpkin-hater for the better part of a decade. Ten years. He’d make this face—you know the one—whenever I mentioned … Read more

There used to be a little bakery attached to a gas station just off Route 9 that made the most ridiculous Thanksgiving-themed cake pops you’ve … Read more