Dessert Recipes

My neighbor, an older woman named Clara who always wore gardening gloves caked in soil, watched me struggle with a massive, waterlogged zucchini one August … Read more

The neighborhood bake sale was in just three hours and I had absolutely nothing ready. Everyone else was showing up with multi-layer cakes, fancy cupcakes, … Read more

Introduction “The sizzle when the butter hit the pan that afternoon was impossible to ignore,” I remember thinking as I stepped into Jen’s kitchen. She … Read more

Introduction Last October, I was fumbling with a tray of soggy, sad-looking French toast at a community potluck, trying to keep it warm under a … Read more

Introduction There used to be a tiny weekend market stall tucked in the corner of my neighborhood in Portland that made the most unforgettable crispy … Read more

“The neighborhood bake-off was in less than two hours and I had zero cookies ready. Everyone else was showing up with these elaborate, multi-step pastries … Read more

Last Sunday afternoon, I was rearranging my cluttered bookshelf when my neighbor, Mr. Jenkins—the quietest guy on our street and the last person you’d expect … Read more

There used to be this tiny, quirky bakery tucked between the old movie theater and the corner bookstore in my college town. They made these … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through a rainy Saturday morning last October, and honestly, I wasn’t expecting a baking session to save the day. … Read more

“Why can’t we just skip the oven and mix everything in one bowl?” my friend Jake asked during last year’s game day prep. I started … Read more