Dessert Recipes

The kindergarten holiday party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing Pinterest-perfect cookies and elaborate gingerbread houses. I had … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store last Tuesday when it hit me—that sugary, nutty, almost-burnt-butter smell that seemed to come … Read more

I was at the hardware store, of all places, picking up a new shower head. The guy behind the counter, an older fella named Jerry … Read more

My brother claimed to hate peppermint and chocolate together for almost two decades. “It tastes like toothpaste and dessert had an argument,” he’d announce every … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery on the corner of Elm and 5th, called “The Sugar Moon,” that made the most incredible dirt cups … Read more

This was supposed to be a layered chocolate cheesecake. I had it all planned out—the graham cracker crust, the rich filling, the whole nine yards. … Read more

“Why can’t we just use the almond slivers for the fingernails?” my nephew asked, watching me lay out a complicated array of piping tips and … Read more

The woman at the craft store checkout watched me load my basket with black food coloring, orange sprinkles, and a bag of shiny candy eyes. … Read more

My Aunt Carol had claimed to hate powdered sugar for as long as I could remember. “It’s just messy,” she’d say, waving a hand at … Read more

I was digging through my pantry last Tuesday, looking for a bag of unpopped popcorn kernels I swore I’d seen, when my fingers brushed against … Read more