Dessert Recipes

“Why can’t you just mix all the ingredients together and bake it in a pan like a cake?” my friend’s daughter asked one afternoon as … Read more

The neighborhood bake sale was in less than two hours and I’d completely blanked on bringing something homemade. Everyone else was set to show off … Read more

“You’re not going to believe how good this is,” my coworker Jenna said, sliding a tinfoil-wrapped square across the break room table. I’d been fumbling … Read more

The other evening, I was rummaging through the pantry, trying to find a snack, when the faint, unmistakable aroma of crushed chocolate cookies hit me … Read more

Introduction There used to be this tiny bakery tucked away on a busy corner of Brooklyn’s Upper West Side that made what I’ve come to … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be a simple batch of cinnamon rolls — classic, individually baked, and totally predictable. But, you know, I grabbed the … Read more

Introduction It was 11:13 PM on a quiet Thursday, and an absolutely relentless craving for chocolate hit me like a freight train. I didn’t have … Read more

“I don’t do sweet breakfast,” my roommate declared for years, wrinkling her nose at the mere mention of syrup or fruit-stuffed pastries. For what felt … Read more

The office holiday party was in less than two hours, and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing these elaborate, multi-step desserts that looked … Read more

Introduction Last Saturday afternoon, I was reorganizing a cluttered drawer in my kitchen when the quiet plumber who was fixing the leaky sink suddenly started … Read more