Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office on a gray October afternoon, watching him sort … Read more

My brother had sworn off pumpkin-flavored things for years. A solid decade, at least. He claimed it was all “overpriced spice dust” and refused to … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me staring at the overgrown zucchini in my garden basket last August and didn’t say anything at first. Then she … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a Tuesday that felt like it had lasted a month, and I had a very specific, almost aggressive craving for … Read more

The neighborhood fall block party was in eight hours and I’d completely forgotten I signed up to bring dessert. Everyone else would be bringing those … Read more

The power went out halfway through my third attempt at a pumpkin roll. There I was, standing in a suddenly silent kitchen, the mixer dead … Read more

This was supposed to be banana bread. Plain, simple, my-mom’s-recipe banana bread that I could practically make in my sleep. I had the bananas sitting … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter first, then mix it into the oat topping. I started to explain why that … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last October, clutching a new showerhead and silently praying the line would move faster, when the … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rain-soaked Tuesday in October, and I had a fierce, almost irrational craving for something warm, spiced, and utterly autumnal. … Read more