Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t supposed to be in her kitchen. I’d just stopped by to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed three weeks prior—the kind of … Read more

My roommate asked why I couldn’t just swirl the cheesecake mixture right into the gingerbread batter without layering it first. I started to explain why … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from the town plumber, but there I was, standing in the plumbing aisle at the hardware store, listening to Old … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last October, searching for a specific cookie cutter I swore I owned—you know, the ghost-shaped one … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that made the most incredible pumpkin cheesecake bars I had … Read more

I was supposed to be making caramel popcorn balls for a Halloween party. That was the plan, anyway. I had the marshmallows melting, the butter … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a whisk—mine had mysteriously vanished into the kitchen drawer abyss—and the … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jenna, had sworn off pumpkin bread for over a decade. She claimed it was always too dense, too wet, or just plain boring. … Read more

The woman at the farmers market stall watched me eyeing her pumpkin display for a good five minutes before she spoke. I was trying to … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a desperate need to make a pumpkin pie. Not the kind of … Read more