Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a layered peanut butter cheesecake. I had it all planned out—a graham cracker crust, a no-bake cream cheese filling, the … Read more

Three Halloweens ago, I stopped by my neighbor’s house on a completely mundane errand. I was just dropping off a box of spare batteries because … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last Tuesday, staring at a jar of cream of tartar that had somehow … Read more

“Why can’t we just use red velvet mix and add black food coloring?” my ten-year-old niece, Maya, asked me last Tuesday while we stood in … Read more

My oven had just finished its third batch of sourdough, and the kitchen was still radiating heat like a small sun. I was supposed to … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the local grocery store last Tuesday when the sharp, sweet tang of vanilla extract hit me — … Read more

The office holiday potluck was in forty-five minutes and I had absolutely nothing. I stood in my kitchen, staring at an empty counter, while my … Read more

Marcus wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by his apartment to return a borrowed drill and the scent of caramelized nuts and spiced pumpkin … Read more

My neighbor, a retired baker named Frank, had been hoarding a sourdough starter for fifteen years. He’d named it “Bertha” and treated it like a … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in October, and I had a ridiculous, almost embarrassing craving for something pumpkin-spiced and warm. You know … Read more