Dessert Recipes

My niece Lily asked why I couldn’t just crush the Oreos in the bag instead of dirtying a food processor. I started to explain why … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late September, and I had a ridiculous craving for something that didn’t exist. Not a specific … Read more

The lady at the craft fair booth next to mine watched me fumble with a piping bag of black icing for what felt like forever. … Read more

I swore I hated meringue cookies for years. Like, a solid decade. Too sweet, too fragile, too fussy—why bother when a chocolate chip cookie exists? … Read more

I was digging through the back of my pantry last Tuesday, hunting for a specific piping tip I swore I owned, when the smell hit … Read more

The PTA bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I’d signed up to bring a dessert weeks ago, and … Read more

There used to be a little bakery called The Spider’s Web down on Elm Street that made the most incredible Halloween dirt cups I have … Read more

I was digging through a dusty box of old cookbooks at a library book sale last spring when the man running the cash register—a retired … Read more

The crackled top. That slight, sugary crunch that gives way to a soft, almost underbaked center. That’s the whole point. I spent years chasing that … Read more

My neighbor Maria watched me fumbling with a piping bag one Saturday morning, trying to get frosting to cooperate for my daughter’s birthday party. She … Read more