Dessert Recipes

I had a rule about pumpkin-flavored things. Actually, it was more of a stubborn conviction—pumpkin belonged in pie, and that was the beginning and end … Read more

My older brother swore he hated chocolate cake. For years. His entire adult life, actually. Then last spring, I showed up at his door with … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something warm, spiced, and carb-heavy. I didn’t … Read more

I wasn’t expecting much when I walked into my neighbor’s kitchen that Tuesday afternoon. I had stopped by to borrow a ladder—mine had mysteriously vanished … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage shop on the corner of Elm and 4th that made … Read more

Last July, my neighbor Margie watched me struggling to carry a grocery bag, a watermelon, and a wobbly stack of paper plates to my porch. … Read more

Let me tell you about the first time I made this loaf. I was staring at a bunch of bananas that had gone from spotty … Read more

There used to be a little French-inspired café tucked into a converted garage on a side street in Portland that made the most incredible baked … Read more

The woman at the craft fair booth next to mine had been eyeing my cookie tin all afternoon. I was selling my usual autumn batch—pumpkin … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the spice aisle at my local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a jar of crystallized ginger I … Read more