Dessert Recipes

I was digging through my pantry last Tuesday, hunting for a bag of chocolate chips that I swear I bought, when my hand brushed against … Read more

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

I wasn’t supposed to be in her kitchen that Tuesday. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s roofing project—and … Read more

The neighborhood fall bake-off was in three days and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-layered showstoppers—the kind with handmade fondant … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in late October, and I had a very specific craving for something that didn’t exist yet. I … Read more

I’ll never forget the first time I made these pumpkin cream cheese swirl muffins. I was in the middle of a frantic Tuesday morning, trying … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Dave, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow his leaf blower—mine had given up the ghost mid-yard—and … Read more

The neighbor across the street watched me wrestling with a wobbly jelly roll pan, one hand holding a spatula, the other trying not to let … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a bike shop in the town where I grew up—a place called The Flour Pot that … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her hedge clippers, and this warm, buttery, almost floral smell hit … Read more