Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the community garden last October, trying to figure out why my squash vine had produced exactly one pumpkin — and it … Read more

I was standing in the frozen foods aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday when it hit me—that unmistakable smell of cinnamon and nutmeg … Read more

The woman at the farm stand watched me eyeing her apple cider jugs like they held liquid gold. I was standing there, probably looking a … Read more

I was folding laundry last Tuesday—a truly thrilling activity, I know—when the smell of someone’s wood-burning fireplace drifted through my cracked-open window. It was barely … Read more

There used to be a little Salvadoran bakery on the corner of 5th and Elm that made the most incredible tres leches cake I’ve ever … Read more

This isn’t just another apple cake recipe. Honestly, I’ve made a lot of them over the years—some too dry, some too sweet, some that just … Read more

I was supposed to be making a full-sized apple crisp. It was a Tuesday night, I had a bag of Honeycrisps sitting on the counter, … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just melt the cream cheese with the caramel in the same pan. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more

Lisa wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to drop off a book she’d lent me, and the smell of cinnamon and … Read more

I was standing in the fluorescent-lit aisle of a grocery store last Tuesday when the scent of artificial vanilla hit me — and suddenly I … Read more