Dessert Recipes

The summer afternoon was humming with the lazy buzz of cicadas when I found myself on the cracked steps of a tiny neighborhood bookstore, flipping … Read more

Introduction The summer I turned thirty, I was fiddling with a stubborn blender that just wouldn’t puree my peach filling smoothly. My neighbor, Mrs. Delgado, … Read more

The neighborhood summer block party was in less than two hours and I’d completely blanked on what to bring. Everyone else was talking about their … Read more

The other afternoon, I was walking through the farmers market, and suddenly the scent of ripe peaches mingled with the faint smoke from a nearby … Read more

Introduction It was 11:17 PM on an ordinary Tuesday, and a sudden craving for strawberry cheesecake ice cream hit me like a freight train. I … Read more

The summer I decided to throw a last-minute backyard barbecue, I was more focused on grilling burgers than dessert. Honestly, I hadn’t planned a sweet … Read more

Introduction My niece asked why I couldn’t just skewer the strawberries and pound cake instead of layering them like the traditional strawberry shortcake. I started … Read more

My neighbor watched me fumble with a jar of store-bought jam, trying to decide if it would work in a dessert, and didn’t say anything … Read more

The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours and I still hadn’t baked a thing. Everyone else was turning up with multi-layered pies, … Read more

Introduction There used to be this small, tucked-away bakery near the old pier in Cape Cod that made the most charming patriotic mini cheesecakes. When … Read more