Dessert Recipes

Introduction “You know, I wasn’t expecting to find a real treat in the diabetic support group meeting last fall,” I confessed to my friend as … Read more

“You know that feeling when summer heat makes you dread turning on the oven? That’s exactly where this fresh no-bake patriotic icebox cake came into … Read more

Introduction “You know that feeling when you walk into a room and the smell just wraps around you like a warm blanket?” That’s exactly what … Read more

Introduction “You know that feeling when you’re craving something cool and bright, but you also want it to be guilt-free and totally satisfying? That’s exactly … Read more

“You have to see this cake to believe it,” my neighbor Mark said, waving me over during last Fourth of July. Honestly, I thought it … Read more

“I never thought a cake could remind me so much of a summer evening,” my friend Mark said last July, as he took a bite … Read more

Introduction “You really should try this,” my friend Mark said last fall, holding out a slice of something irresistible during a weekend gathering. It was … Read more

“I wasn’t expecting to find the ultimate chocolate cake recipe tucked inside an old, dog-eared journal buried under dusty cookbooks at the local library’s book … Read more

Introduction “I never thought I’d find a pecan pie recipe that wouldn’t send my blood sugar soaring,” my friend Lisa told me last autumn. We … Read more

Introduction “You won’t believe this started as a midnight kitchen experiment,” I said to my roommate, holding up a slightly misshapen peanut butter cup. It … Read more