Dessert Recipes

I figured making royal icing sugar cookies that actually looked like a black cat would require a steady hand and probably some expensive piping tips … Read more

There used to be a tiny coffee shop tucked into a brick building on a side street downtown that made the most incredible peppermint mocha … Read more

That first crack of the cream cheese—cold, slightly resistant—as I folded it into the batter always takes me straight back to my grandmother’s kitchen. It … Read more

The lady at the farmer’s market booth watched me eyeing her basket of blood oranges for a solid minute before she finally spoke. “You’re trying … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the craft store last October, clutching a bag of candy eyeballs and feeling slightly ridiculous, when the … Read more

Halloween was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten about the school bake sale. My son reminded me at 9 PM, right after I’d settled … Read more

My neighbor, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me … Read more

My husband took a bite, chewed for a second, and then just looked at the slice in his hand like he was trying to figure … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of vintage linens at a church rummage sale last October when the woman running the table—a tiny, silver-haired lady … Read more

This was supposed to be snickerdoodle cookies. The classic kind—rolled in cinnamon sugar, baked into perfect little rounds, the kind my grandmother made every December … Read more