Dessert Recipes

I had this whole plan for Sunday baking. A full-blown, from-scratch, all-butter-crust kind of plan. I was going to make those gorgeous, towering apple pies … Read more

My friend Jenna had claimed to hate pumpkin everything for as long as I’d known her. Seven years, at least. Every fall, when the internet … Read more

There used to be a tiny dessert bar tucked behind a vintage clothing shop in Portland that made caramel apple nachos. When they closed their … Read more

The oven timer beeped, and I pulled out a tray of what was supposed to be a simple chocolate cupcake. The batter looked fine going … Read more

I had sworn off Halloween treats entirely. For years. Every October, I watched other parents post those gorgeous photos of themed snacks—mummy hot dogs, witch-hat … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me from her porch as I fumbled with a bag of candy corn last October. I was trying to untie … Read more

The little old lady at the farmers’ market watched me fumbling with a bag of apples, my toddler trying to make a break for it, … Read more

Marta wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off her son’s forgotten lunchbox — the Tuesday before Halloween, I remember because my … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle last October, staring at a bag of marshmallows, when the smell hit me. Not the marshmallows themselves, but … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery on the corner of Elm and 4th in my hometown called “The Flour Pot.” It was the kind … Read more