Dessert Recipes

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at three bananas that had gone from speckled to basically black, and I felt that familiar … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just press the cookie dough into a pan instead of scooping it. We were standing in her kitchen … Read more

My father-in-law had a standing rule about pecan pie. For forty-three years, he claimed it was “too sweet, too sticky, and frankly, a bit of … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a crisp Saturday last October, and the smell of … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin roll. I had the cream cheese filling ready, the powdered sugar waiting for dusting, and a brand new … Read more

I had a strict no-food-that-looks-like-an-animal policy for about thirty-two years. It was a whole thing. I’d side-eye those adorable decorated cookies at bakeries, scroll past … Read more

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just pipe the cream cheese mixture on top of the brownie batter before it went in the oven. I … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday in October, and I had completely forgotten about the school Halloween party the next morning. Not just … Read more

The cashier at the craft store watched me load my cart with four bags of pretzel rods and three bags of white chocolate chips. She … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in October, and I had a sudden, almost aggressive need for something warm, spiced, and doughy. I … Read more