Dessert Recipes

My brother-in-law asked why I couldn’t just swirl the cheesecake filling right into the brownie batter before it went in the pan. I started to … Read more

The woman at the farmers market stall watched me pick up and put down the same sweet potato three times. I couldn’t decide if I … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last October, staring at a can of pumpkin puree that had been hiding in the back of my pantry … Read more

The neighborhood pumpkin-carving party was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring dessert. Everyone else would be showing up with … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from the accountant who does my taxes, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office last April, watching him … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I was supposed to be making classic chocolate cupcakes for my neighbor’s Halloween party. … Read more

My daughter came home from school last October clutching a crumpled piece of wax paper. “Look what Mrs. Patterson made for the class party!” she … Read more

I was standing in line at the craft store last October, clutching a bag of black gel food coloring I wasn’t even sure I needed, … Read more

The PTA Halloween party was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just the sign-up sheet—I’d volunteered for desserts *and* somehow blocked it out … Read more

I was at a farm stand last fall, juggling a bag of apples and a pumpkin I had no business carrying, when the elderly woman … Read more