Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a vintage bookstore and a laundromat in the east end of our city—a place called The … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, clutching a roll of painter’s tape and trying to remember if I needed a new showerhead, … Read more

I swore I hated no-churn ice cream. A whole three years of watching friends blend condensed milk with whipped cream, freeze it, and call it … Read more

I was at the farmer’s market last October, clutching a bag of Honeycrisp apples and trying not to bump into anyone, when an older woman … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I had a very specific, almost desperate craving for a warm chocolate chip cookie. You know … Read more

My roommate Jen asked why I couldn’t just mash the bananas with a fork instead of dragging out the stand mixer. I started to explain … Read more

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

I was standing in line at the DMV—a place designed to suck the joy out of any afternoon—when the woman ahead of me turned around … Read more

This was supposed to be a regular batch of chocolate crinkle cookies for the school bake sale. I had the recipe memorized—the one my grandmother … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there, honestly. I’d stopped by to drop off a spare key for my neighbor while she was out of town, … Read more