“You really have to try this strawberry shortcake trifle,” my friend said over the phone last summer. I was skeptical—strawberry shortcake is great and all, … Read more

“Hey, do you think the cookies can actually look like little graduation caps?” my niece asked, eyeing the pile of royal icing tubes and sugar … Read more

“You’re kidding me, this looks like it came straight from a boutique bakery!” That’s what my friend gasped when I pulled this cake out of … Read more

“Are you bringing dessert to the graduation party?” my friend texted me late afternoon on a sunny Saturday, the kind where the air buzzes with … Read more

“Hey, can you make a cake that looks like a graduation cap?” That text message arrived just a day before the big ceremony, and honestly, … Read more

“Are you bringing something sweet for the graduation party?” my friend asked, her voice cracking with last-minute panic. Honestly, I had barely thought about it … Read more

“You’ve got to try this rhubarb cake,” my neighbor texted me one rainy afternoon. I was skeptical—rhubarb had always felt like a mysterious ingredient, tart … Read more

“You’ve got to try these bars,” my friend Lisa texted me one breezy spring afternoon. She’d just whipped up a batch of strawberry rhubarb crumble … Read more

Introduction “You’re making jam? In June? With rhubarb?” my friend asked, raising an eyebrow over his iced tea. Honestly, I wasn’t sure either—rhubarb has always … Read more