Dessert Recipes

I was digging through my purse for my keys last October — standing in a grocery store parking lot, arms full of bags, the usual … Read more

Leo wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder for a loose gutter and the scent of cinnamon and warm bread … Read more

There used to be a tiny, flour-dusted bakery called “The Rustic Crumb” on the corner of Elm and 4th that made the most incredible moist … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of pumpkin scones. I had the flour measured, the butter cubed and cold, and I was feeling pretty … Read more

My Aunt Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d left at my mom’s house, and the … Read more

The power went out halfway through a Tuesday afternoon last October, leaving me standing in the dark kitchen with a whisk in one hand and … Read more

This was supposed to be a perfect pumpkin pie. You know the kind I mean. The one with the flaky crust that shatters when you … Read more

My niece looked at me across the kitchen counter and asked, “Why can’t you just toss it all in a bowl and call it done?” … Read more

My sister had sworn off Halloween baking for years. “Too much effort for something that gets eaten in five minutes,” she’d say every October while … Read more

“Why can’t you just use a spoon to drag the white chocolate through the dark?” my nephew Leo asked, hovering over the parchment paper with … Read more