Dessert Recipes

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday, and I was hit with the most ridiculous craving for something caramelized and cakey. Not a full-blown … Read more

It was 11:45 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I had a serious craving for something warm, spiced, and deeply comforting. The kind of craving … Read more

The neighborhood charity bake sale was in forty-five minutes and I had absolutely nothing ready to go. I had just come from the grocery store, … Read more

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