Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in early April, and I was desperately craving something sweet. Not just any sweet, but that specific … Read more

My husband claimed to hate eggnog for fifteen years. Fifteen years of polite nose-wrinkling at holiday parties, of sliding his untouched cup toward me when … Read more

Introduction I was standing in the dairy aisle last Tuesday, staring at a half-gallon of apple cider like it held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

The holiday potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just put-it-on-the-back-burner forgotten. I mean, I was standing in my kitchen at 10 … Read more

My neighbor Jenna wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—our gutters were clogged and a storm was rolling in—and the … Read more

I was standing in line at the post office—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about popcorn. Not just any popcorn, mind you. … Read more

Marta wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a bundt pan—mine had gone missing after a neighbor’s potluck—and the smell hit me … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had a desperate, almost embarrassing craving for something that felt like a celebration. … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just use a boxed cake mix for the Christmas party. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work — … Read more

I was at the community garden last December, helping bag up the last of the rosemary and sage before the first hard frost. A woman … Read more