Dessert Recipes

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—how cliché, right?—and the smell of something rich and faintly … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple batch of chocolate chip cookies. I had the butter softening on the counter, the vanilla was measured, and … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a new showerhead and trying to remember if I needed plumber’s tape, … Read more

I was standing in the spice aisle of my local grocery store last October, staring at a jar of pumpkin pie spice like it held … Read more

My neighbor swore she hated sweet potato casserole. For years. Every Thanksgiving, she’d bring a store-bought pie and eye the orange stuff on the buffet … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked inside a converted gas station off Highway 61 that made the most incredible pecan pie bars I … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a chilly October afternoon, and the smell hit me before … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just skip the oven and use the food processor instead. I was in the middle of explaining the science … Read more

My friend Carla watched me struggle with a batch of sugar cookie dough that was far too sticky, and she didn’t say anything at first. … Read more

I used to think layered Jello was one of those things that looked way better than it actually tasted. You know the kind—all show and … Read more