Dessert Recipes

I was standing in line at the hardware store on a Tuesday afternoon, holding a new paintbrush and feeling slightly annoyed about the wait, when … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin cheesecake. The kind you bake in a springform pan, with a water bath and a cooling time that … Read more

I used to think pumpkin and cinnamon had some kind of exclusive deal—like they were only allowed to show up together in pies and lattes. … Read more

The woman at the next table watched me pick candy corn out of a plastic jack-o-lantern bowl at the coffee shop. I wasn’t even trying … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday in October, and I was supposed to be meal-prepping for the week. Instead, I found myself staring … Read more

The fall bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those perfectly decorated pies with the crimped crusts … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage shop on Main Street that made the most incredible pumpkin … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last October, staring at a display of black food coloring, when a little … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in October, and I was hit with the most aggressive craving for a warm, apple-cider-spiced donut. The … Read more

My neighbor Fran asked me why I couldn’t just leave the peel on the apples. I was mid-sentence, explaining the importance of uniform slices for … Read more