Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from a man holding a hedge trimmer, but there I was, wrestling with a tangled bougainvillea in my backyard, listening … Read more

My teenage daughter asked why I couldn’t just melt the butter and stir everything in one bowl. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a dusty antique shop on Laurel Street that made the best chocolate chip … Read more

My partner asked why I couldn’t just mash the bananas right in the bowl with the other ingredients. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

The cookie swap was in less than twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, bakery-worthy creations—the kind with hand-piped … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in December, and I was hit with the most ridiculous craving—I wanted a peppermint mocha, but not … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of cranberry orange scones. I had the butter cubed and chilled, the oven preheating, and I was already … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her measuring cup—the one she’d loaned me three weeks prior—and the … Read more

My brother-in-law asked why I couldn’t just dump the pecan pie filling on top of the cobbler base instead of layering it all fancy. I … Read more

The little girl next door watched me from her side of the fence, her chin resting on her hands. I was pulling a tray of … Read more