Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in December, and I had this ridiculous craving for gingerbread cheesecake. Not the fancy, springform-pan kind that … Read more

My neighbor asked why I couldn’t just skip the step of browning the butter for the pumpkin pie. We were standing in her kitchen, a … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I had a serious craving for pecan pie. Not the fussy, roll-out-the-crust kind my grandma makes … Read more

I was knee-deep in a pile of tax receipts—a truly miserable Tuesday afternoon—when my accountant, a man named Gerald who I’d only ever seen in … Read more

I was folding laundry last Thursday — a truly thrilling activity, I know — when the smell of someone’s pumpkin spice candle drifted through my … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a used bookstore in my hometown, a place called The Gingered Fig, that made the most … Read more

Mrs. Gable watched me fumbling with a jelly roll pan in the community center kitchen, flour dusting my apron like I’d been in a bakery … Read more

My neighbor Sarah asked why I couldn’t just use black cocoa powder instead of trying to dye the batter with food coloring. I started to … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something light, crispy, and—let’s be honest—spooky. I … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from a retired mail carrier, but there I was, in the middle of the hardware store parking lot, listening to … Read more