Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple loaf cake. I had three sad, spotty bananas on the counter, a half-empty bag of walnuts from some … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, staring at a display of candy corn that seemed to have materialized … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked in an alley off Main Street in my old neighborhood called “The Ghoulish Gourmet.” Every October, they’d … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but these ghost sugar cookies have a permanent spot on my counter every October. Last fall, my … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple batch of chocolate peanut butter brownies for a Halloween party. I had the whole thing planned out—a rich, … Read more

Maria wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday afternoon to pick up a book I’d lent her months … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery on Main Street in my hometown, tucked between a bookstore and a hardware store, that made the most … Read more

I think it was a Tuesday. Not that Tuesdays are particularly special, but this one happened to be the day my neighbor Clara and I … Read more

I was standing in line at the post office, clutching a package of vintage Halloween cookie cutters I’d found online, when the woman behind me—a … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle at our local grocery store last October, staring at a display of pre-made ghost decorations for cupcakes. They … Read more