Dessert Recipes

The neighborhood Halloween potluck was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate themed desserts—I’d seen the sign-up sheet. I … Read more

My neighbor Kelly wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to grab a mixing bowl I’d lent her—the one with the tiny chip on … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a florist shop on the corner of Maple and Third in my old neighborhood that made … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store, of all places, holding a bag of lightbulbs and a new whisk I’d grabbed on a … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, I found myself in the back of a dusty antique shop in a town I’d never heard of, holding a … Read more

This isn’t just another ice cream recipe. This is the one that makes you feel like a kitchen wizard without breaking a sweat. Honestly, I’ve … Read more

This was supposed to be banana bread. I had three spotty bananas on the counter, the butter was softening, and I was already mentally tasting … Read more

There used to be a tiny Japanese-French fusion bakery tucked away on a side street in Portland’s Alphabet District that made a persimmon upside-down cake … Read more

My sister-in-law, Claire, had claimed to hate peppermint bark for years. “It’s just chocolate with crunchy toothpaste,” she’d say every December when the tins started … Read more

The neighborhood cookie exchange was in twelve hours, and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day creations—the ones with homemade caramel … Read more