Dessert Recipes

Last October, I was elbow-deep in a pile of vintage linens at a church rummage sale when the woman behind the folding table—a retired schoolteacher … Read more

My friend Jenna had refused to touch anything called “cheesecake dip” for almost seven years. She’d wrinkled her nose at every party I brought one … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last October, staring at a display of canned pumpkins like they held the secrets to the universe. … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a vintage shop in my old neighborhood that made the most ridiculous pumpkin … Read more

My neighbor Miriam watched me struggle with a sticky, misshapen blob of dough on my kitchen counter last September. She didn’t say anything at first—just … Read more

The county fair bake-off was in two days and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I had it marked on my calendar—somewhere—but life got in the … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last October, staring at a lone overripe banana on the counter and a half-used can of pumpkin puree from … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just brown the butter and mix it into the pumpkin before adding the dry ingredients. I started to explain … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from the guy who fixed my washing machine, but there I was, standing in my kitchen with a puddle of … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to return a casserole dish she’d lent me weeks ago, and the smell … Read more