Dessert Recipes

The church bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Not just forgotten — I’d blocked it out entirely. My neighbor Carol had … Read more

I was standing in line at the post office last October, clutching a package of Halloween sprinkles I’d bought on a whim, when the man … Read more

This was supposed to be a full-sized pumpkin cheesecake. I had the springform pan out, the cream cheese softening on the counter, and a whole … Read more

My brother swore he hated sugar cookies. For as long as I can remember, he’d pass the plate at holiday parties, muttering something about them … Read more

I was at the farmers’ market last October, arms full of apples and a butternut squash I had no business carrying, when the woman at … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me fumbling with a piping bag one rainy October afternoon. I was trying to get the perfect swirl on a … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the grocery store parking lot last October when it hit me — the strangest, most specific smell. Someone … Read more

Lena wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by her place on a chilly Tuesday evening to return a casserole dish she’d loaned me months … Read more

Marta wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to drop off a library book she’d lent me—one of those cookbooks with the … Read more

This was supposed to be pumpkin bread. A simple, no-fuss loaf I could slice up for breakfast and pretend I had my life together. I … Read more