Dessert Recipes

The way the brown sugar caramelizes on top of the peaches — that thick, almost sticky layer you crack with your spoon — that’s what … Read more

I ruined three batches of these muffins before I figured out what I was doing wrong. Not a little wrong—like, hockey-puck-in-a-muffin-wrapper wrong. The first time, … Read more

I want a pumpkin spice latte cupcake, and I want it now. Not in an hour. Not after I run to the store for buttermilk … Read more

We were at a friend’s barbecue, and the grill was still hot. Burgers were done, corn was devoured, and everyone was eyeing the leftover peach … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper layered strawberry shortcake. I had the berries macerating, the heavy cream chilling, and I was already mentally preparing … Read more

Linda wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished after a neighbor’s fence project—and the smell hit me … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, the farmers’ market on Elm Street had a peach vendor who changed my life. Not dramatically—I mean, I still had … Read more

This was supposed to be zucchini bread. I had the shredded zucchini ready, the cinnamon measured out, and I was already mentally bracing myself for … Read more

My neighbor, a retired botanist named Carol, asked me last week why I couldn’t just shred the zucchini straight into the banana batter without squeezing … Read more

My neighbor, a retired baker named Frank, had a bumper crop of zucchini one summer. He knocked on my door holding a colander overflowing with … Read more