Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from the grumpy-looking man at the hardware store, but there I was, standing in the cereal aisle, listening to him … Read more

There used to be a small, weathered farm stand called “Hilltop Harvest” just off Route 7 in Vermont that made apple cider donuts. When they … Read more

The power went out halfway through a particularly stormy Tuesday in November, leaving me shivering in the dark kitchen with nothing but a single candle … Read more

I wasn’t trying to impress anyone with my cooking skills last Saturday. I’d stopped by my cousin’s house to help her move some heavy boxes … Read more

Three winters ago, I attempted to bake a dozen pumpkin muffins for a neighborhood potluck. I was ambitious, distracted by a ringing phone, and frankly, … Read more

This was supposed to be banana bread. I had three spotty bananas on the counter, a rare free afternoon, and a serious craving for something … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, and the smell hit me before … Read more

The cookie swap was in two hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day affairs—you know the ones. The kind … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday, trying to decide between two brands of ice cream, when … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of vintage linens at a dusty estate sale last October when the woman running it—a tiny, silver-haired lady named … Read more