Dessert Recipes

I had a very firm position on Halloween treats for years. Store-bought candy only. No homemade stuff, no themed snacks, nothing that required more effort … Read more

My neighbor Jenna asked why I couldn’t just use dates instead of sugar in my candy corn cookie bars. I started to explain why that … Read more

There used to be a little café tucked on a side street in Asheville called The Gilded Seed that made the most incredible cinnamon sugar … Read more

The Halloween potluck was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed desserts—you know the ones, with the … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just drop the biscuits right on top of the strawberries before baking. I started to explain why that … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax paperwork at his cluttered office, listening to him describe the … Read more

Three winters ago, I was housesitting for my friend Maria and found myself staring at a pile of bananas that had gone from spotty to … Read more

Last spring, I was at the community garden, elbow-deep in soil, trying to figure out why my beet seedlings looked more like sad little twigs … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday, and I had a sudden, almost desperate need for birthday cake. Not just any birthday cake—the kind … Read more

Linda wasn’t trying to be the star of the cookie swap. Honestly, I’d stopped by her house to pick up a book I’d lent her, … Read more