Dessert Recipes

Introduction My husband had claimed to hate pumpkin pie for our entire marriage. Twelve years. Every Thanksgiving, he’d politely pass the dessert plate with a … Read more

My niece Lily asked why we couldn’t just trace our hands instead of using cookie cutters. I was pulling out my collection of turkey-shaped cutters, … Read more

I wasn’t trying to make the perfect pumpkin pie. Honestly, I’d stopped by my neighbor’s house on a random Tuesday afternoon to return a tupperware … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a ridiculous, undeniable craving for pecan pie. The kind of craving that makes you … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the grocery store parking lot last October, fumbling for my keys in the bottom of my bag, when … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just toss everything in one bowl and call it done. I was mid-lecture—okay, fine, a gentle suggestion—about layering flavors … Read more

My neighbor’s annual Halloween block party was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed desserts — you … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday — you know, that dark corner where random baking pans and half-used bags of … Read more

My nephew had sworn off anything Halloween-themed for three solid years. Three years. He claimed it was “for little kids” and that he was “way … Read more

My sister-in-law wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by on a Tuesday afternoon in July to borrow a ladder—ours had mysteriously vanished into the … Read more