Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a proper strawberry shortcake. You know, the kind with the fluffy, golden biscuits that you split open while they’re still … Read more

My neighbor, a retired baker named Frank, watched me wrestling with a bag of chocolate chips through his kitchen window one Tuesday afternoon. I was … Read more

The school fall festival was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten about the dessert auction. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate pumpkin rolls … Read more

Introduction My sister had refused Biscoff cookies for years. “They’re just spiced cookies for airplane snacks,” she’d say with this little shrug, like the very … Read more

My neighbor, an older woman named Clara, watched me struggle with a batch of sad-looking cookies one rainy October afternoon. She didn’t say anything at … Read more

There used to be a little bakery on the corner of Elm and 4th — the kind with a chalkboard menu and a bell that … Read more

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just use a candy eyeball instead of piping frosting eyes. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work — … Read more

The fall potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 2 PM on a … Read more

I am not supposed to play favorites with my Halloween treats, but these Spooky Witch’s Finger Pretzel Rods have a permanent spot on the rotation. … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of classic chocolate truffles for a Halloween party. I had the ganache chilling, the cocoa powder ready for … Read more