Dessert Recipes

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by on a random Tuesday afternoon to drop off a book she’d lent me, and … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, standing in his driveway last October as he unloaded bags of leaves, telling … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—the one on Elm Street, the one with the flickering fluorescent lights and the faint smell of stale … Read more

The neighborhood Halloween potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those Pinterest-perfect mummy hot dogs, bubbling cauldrons of … Read more

There used to be a little bakery on the corner of Elm and 3rd called Sweet Peppermint Cottage that made the most incredible peppermint chocolate … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last November when a bag of powdered sugar slipped right out of my … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a random Tuesday afternoon in early November to drop off a … Read more

My neighbor Carol wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a bundt pan—mine had mysteriously vanished after last Thanksgiving—and the smell hit … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early December, and I was absolutely desperate for something that tasted like a candy cane had … Read more

I was standing in the dairy aisle at the grocery store, staring at a carton of eggnog like it held the secrets to the universe. … Read more