Dessert Recipes

My neighbor Sarah asked why I couldn’t just melt the marshmallow fluff with the sugar instead of stirring it in at the end. I started … Read more

She watched me fumbling with a double boiler, trying not to scorch the white chocolate. My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark swore he hated peppermint mocha. For years. The guy would scrunch up his face at the mention of it, claiming it was … Read more

The neighborhood fall potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, Pinterest-perfect desserts—you know the ones, with … Read more

My mother-in-law had claimed to hate meringues for forty-three years. Forty-three years of side-eyeing any dessert that dared to be light and airy, of declaring … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed, and the smell of butter and … Read more

There used to be this tiny, dimly lit diner off Route 9 in Massachusetts called The Silver Spoon that made a slice of eggnog cheesecake … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a dry cleaner on the corner of Elm and 4th that made the most incredible eggnog … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of mint chocolate chip ice cream I had no intention of … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—the most cliché neighborly request, I know—and this scent … Read more