Dessert Recipes

Introduction The office cookie swap was only an hour away and I had absolutely nothing ready. Everyone else was showing up with these fancy layered … Read more

There used to be this tiny bakery tucked away on a quiet street in Portland’s Pearl District that made the most unforgettable brown butter apple … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple cobbler. I grabbed the wrong pan—an oversized sheet pan instead of my usual deep baking dish—and honestly, I … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through my Saturday afternoon, right as I was about to start baking. Honestly, I wasn’t expecting cooking advice from … Read more

The other afternoon, I was wandering through the produce aisle at my local farmers market when the unmistakable scent of browned butter hit me—the kind … Read more

Last Tuesday, my neighbor watched me fumble around the kitchen, trying to figure out how to use the overgrown zucchini from my community garden plot. … Read more

“I used to think zucchini belonged strictly in savory dishes,” my friend Lisa confessed one afternoon as she eyed the loaf cooling on my kitchen … Read more

The office bake sale was in less than two hours, and I’d completely blanked on what to bring. Everyone else was rolling in with these … Read more

There used to be this tiny, sunlit café tucked away on a quiet street in Portland, Oregon, that made the most unforgettable banana bread. When … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was hit with an undeniable craving for something pumpkin-y and sweet. I didn’t have any … Read more