Dessert Recipes

I was at the hardware store on a random Tuesday afternoon, trying to find a specific size of washer for a leaky faucet, when the … Read more

The neighborhood cookie exchange was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day affairs—the kind with homemade caramel … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a package that got delivered to her house by mistake, and the smell … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store—of all places—when the woman behind me started talking about pie. Not just any pie, … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of spicy ginger molasses cookies—the thin, snappy kind that shatter when you bite into them. I had the … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of a grocery store last Tuesday when the scent of toasted nuts and butter hit me — … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of fancy chocolate-dipped pretzels for a grown-up Halloween party. I had the good dark chocolate melting, the fancy … Read more

The neighborhood potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen staring at a half-empty bag … Read more

I swore I wasn’t a bar-dessert person. For years. The summer I turned thirty, I stood in my tiny kitchen—the one with the cracked linoleum … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just use black licorice strings for the spider legs instead of pretzel sticks. I started to explain that pretzels … Read more