Dessert Recipes

The first Sunday of December, snow falling in that lazy way it does when the world has nowhere to be, and all I wanted was … Read more

“These are dangerous.” That’s what my brother-in-law said, reaching for his third bar. We were standing in my kitchen after a particularly long Thanksgiving dinner. … Read more

I ruined a batch of these brownies the first time I made them. Not a little burnt around the edges—like, completely inedible, hockey-puck-level disaster. I … Read more

Grabbing a bag of candy corn with one hand and a box of microwave popcorn with the other when I realized I had nothing—absolutely nothing—to … Read more

The sticky, marshmallowy pull as you bite through the crisp shell into the soft center—that’s the whole point of these Easy Halloween Rice Krispie Treat … Read more

My niece Lucy showed up at my door at 4 PM on a Saturday, already half-dressed as a bat, asking if we could “do a … Read more

The loaf was half gone before I even sliced it properly. My husband had torn off the end piece while it was still warm, and … Read more

Late October, and the only thing I want is a batch of these chewy pumpkin snickerdoodles. The kitchen is dark except for the oven light, … Read more

Pumpkin puree smeared across the counter, a block of cream cheese sitting dangerously close to room temperature, and the distinct smell of cinnamon filling the … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that pumpkin scones from the coffee shop were the only ones worth waking up for. You know the ones—tall, … Read more