Dessert Recipes

Last Tuesday, I showed up to my friend Maria’s house for our weekly coffee date, arms full of groceries I had just grabbed on a … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I had a very specific, almost ridiculous craving. I wanted something warm, something … Read more

My friend Jenna swore she hated Jell-O. For years. Like, wouldn’t touch the stuff at potlucks, made a face at the mention of it, the … Read more

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