Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Portland that made the most incredible Halloween cakes. When they closed their … Read more

I was digging through my pantry last October, three days before Halloween, when a half-open bag of white chocolate chips fell out and hit me … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in January, and I had an almost desperate need for something sweet. Not just any sweet—I wanted … Read more

The sourdough starter on my counter had been staring at me for three days. I had named it Gertrude by then, mostly because I talk … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a retired baker named Leo, caught me one Tuesday morning scraping a jar of sourdough discard into the trash. He … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin loaf. A simple, no-fuss pumpkin loaf that I could slice up for a weekend brunch. But somewhere between … Read more

My neighbor, a retired baker named Carol, asked why I couldn’t just throw a can of pumpkin into my regular snickerdoodle cookie dough and call … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring dessert. Everyone else would be showing up with … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a pile of zucchini from my neighbor Carol’s garden — and honestly, I was this … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me struggle with a pile of overripe bananas and a single, sad zucchini from my garden. She didn’t say anything at … Read more