Dessert Recipes

The neighborhood block party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I signed up to bring a dessert. Everyone else would be bringing those … Read more

There used to be a tiny diner off Highway 17 near the coast that made a peach cobbler that defied explanation. When they closed suddenly—boarded … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find my new favorite quick bread recipe while getting my car’s oil changed. There I was, sitting in the sticky vinyl … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of my standard chocolate chip cookies. You know the ones—butter, sugar, the usual suspects. I had the mixer … Read more

Jenny wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder and the smell of cinnamon and brown sugar hit me before I … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just toss the shredded zucchini straight into the muffin batter without squeezing it dry first. I started to explain … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I had a ridiculous, almost desperate craving for chocolate cake. Not just any cake, but the … Read more

My friend Marisol watched me squinting at her phone, trying to decipher her handwriting on a sticky note. She didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the baking aisle at Target—a place I swore I’d only be in for five minutes—when a woman I’d … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter first before creaming it with the sugar. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work … Read more