Dessert Recipes

My sister asked why I couldn’t just melt the chocolate in the microwave. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—something about tempering, about the … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early December, and I had a craving that made absolutely no sense. I wanted something that … Read more

The fall bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d signed up for it three weeks ago, written it on … Read more

This was supposed to be a pecan pie. A classic, no-fuss, straight-from-my-grandma’s-recipe-box pecan pie for Thanksgiving. I had the corn syrup, the sugar, the whole … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had that itch. You know the one—where your brain decides it needs something … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a leaky faucet, listening to Frank explain exactly … Read more

I was standing in the cereal aisle last Tuesday—just trying to grab a box of something for Saturday morning pancakes—when this random blast of maple-scented … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a rusted pipe fitting I wasn’t even sure was the right size, … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Giordano, watched me fumbling with a jelly roll pan one October afternoon—I was trying to make a swiss roll for a friend’s … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had an absurd craving for cheesecake that just wouldn’t quit. You know that … Read more