Dessert Recipes

The fall bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those picture-perfect pies with lattice crusts and homemade … Read more

I used to think pumpkin pie was overrated. For years, I avoided it at Thanksgiving, passed it over at potlucks, and politely declined slices offered … Read more

I was supposed to be making banana bread. Classic, reliable, never-fails-me banana bread. But somewhere between the coffee refill and answering a text from my … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a faulty faucet part and feeling completely defeated by my own kitchen. … Read more

The woman at the orchard stand watched me staring at the gallon jug of fresh apple cider. I was holding it like it owed me … Read more

My neighbor, a retired baker named Frank, asked me last Tuesday why I couldn’t just dump the batter into a loaf pan and swirl the … Read more

It was 9:47 PM on a particularly gloomy Wednesday, and I had a bag of apples that were starting to look a little sorry for … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery called The Midnight Oven tucked away on a side street in Portland that made these incredible black velvet … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, staring blankly at the display of Halloween-themed cookies near the register, when … Read more

My niece Clara asked why I couldn’t just skip the step of chilling the dough. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then stopped. I … Read more