Dessert Recipes

My neighbor, a retired baker named Mrs. Kowalski, watched me one rainy October afternoon as I struggled to peel a mountain of apples for a … Read more

My sister-in-law, Claire, had claimed to hate apple desserts for as long as I’d known her. Fifteen years. She’d push aside apple pies at Thanksgiving, … Read more

I’d claimed to hate themed baking for years. Like, with genuine conviction. Cupcakes with candy eyes felt gimmicky, the kind of thing you’d see at … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in October, and I had a ridiculous, specific craving for pumpkin pie. Not just any pumpkin pie, … Read more

The school bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son’s note about it was buried under a stack of art projects … Read more

Sarah wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place that Tuesday afternoon to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the smell of … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore on the corner of Elm and 3rd in my old neighborhood that made … Read more

Introduction I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork, listening to Mr. Henderson describe exactly how to … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me struggle with a wobbly piping bag for a good five minutes before she … Read more

The Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate cupcakes with fondant spiders, or those creepy-crawly Rice … Read more