Dessert Recipes

Introduction My neighbor wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—cliché, I know—and the smell of warm … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in downtown Portland that made the most incredible pumpkin cheesecake bars I’d ever … Read more

My niece Maya asked why I couldn’t just skip the crust. I stared at her, flour-dusted and slightly annoyed, holding my grandmother’s pastry blender mid-air. … Read more

There used to be a tiny, dimly lit bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Asheville called The Gilded Crumb that made a pecan pie … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of vintage vinyl records at a dusty flea market outside Nashville when the man behind the counter—a retired plumber … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in late October, and I was hit with the weirdest craving. I didn’t want a full dessert … Read more

I was digging through my attic last Tuesday, hunting for a box labeled “winter boots,” when a plastic jack-o-lantern bucket caught the light from the … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in my old neighborhood called The Gilded Whisk that made these unbelievable chocolate … Read more

The school Halloween party was in six hours, and I’d completely forgotten I was supposed to bring a dessert for the class. Six hours. That’s … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Tuesday in September, and I was hit with a very specific craving for something soft, buttery, and sweet—basically, … Read more