Dessert Recipes

My friend Jenna did not trust cream cheese in a caramel dip. She stood in my kitchen, arms crossed, watching me dump an eight-ounce block … Read more

I pulled the cake out of the oven and tilted the pan. The whole thing lifted cleanly from the parchment in one smooth sheet. I … Read more

The first Saturday of November, and the only thing I wanted was pumpkin dump cake. It was one of those cool, grey afternoons where the … Read more

I burned three batches of pumpkin cookies before I realized the problem wasn’t me—it was the pumpkin. I’d been using canned pumpkin puree straight from … Read more

The crumb. That’s what I was after. Not the cake itself, not even the glaze—though that’s a close second. I wanted a crumb so buttery … Read more

I was halfway through peeling the fourth apple when I realized I was making dessert for two people, not a small army. The recipe in … Read more

“You really made muffins just for us?” My neighbor, Maria, stood at my door holding a cup of coffee, eyeing the warm tin foil in … Read more

The zucchini on my counter had been staring at me for three days. Not with judgment exactly—more like quiet accusation. I’d bought it with grand … Read more

Fingers covered in pumpkin puree, a single bowl in the sink, and the smell of cinnamon already filling the kitchen when I realized I’d forgotten … Read more

I pulled the last cookie from the baking sheet, still warm and slightly gooey, and my husband grabbed it before I could even set it … Read more