Dessert Recipes

“I never thought a trifle could steal the spotlight at a summer barbecue,” my friend Jenna confessed last July as she wiped a smear of … Read more

“It was 11 PM on a Thursday, and all I could think about was that perfect cookie—crispy edges, chewy middles, with a hint of salt … Read more

“I never thought a spilled basket of mulberries could lead to one of my favorite cakes,” my neighbor Jenny confessed the other afternoon as she … Read more

“You’ve got to try these bars,” my neighbor, Mrs. Jensen, said one sunny Saturday morning as she handed me a slightly crumbly plate of what … Read more

“You’re not gonna believe this pie,” my friend Jenna said, waving a baking sheet as I stepped into her cozy kitchen on a blustery April … Read more

“I never thought a mix-up at the farmer’s market could lead to the best dessert I’ve made all spring,” I said, laughing as I recounted … Read more

“You know that moment when the fireworks start, and suddenly the whole neighborhood smells like summer?” That was last Fourth of July at my friend … Read more

“It was a Tuesday evening when the power went out halfway through my baking marathon,” I remember telling my friend Lisa, who laughed as I … Read more

“I wasn’t planning on baking anything fancy for graduation—just a simple cake,” I confessed to my friend Lisa that April afternoon. The backyard was buzzing … Read more

“I was supposed to be just making a regular chocolate sheet cake for my nephew’s graduation party,” I told my friend over coffee last week. … Read more