Dessert Recipes

There used to be this tiny, candlelit café tucked on a side street in Portland called The Spiced Pear that made a pumpkin cheesecake bar … Read more

There used to be a little diner tucked away on the corner of Maplewood and 4th that made pumpkin cheesecake bars like no other. When … Read more

It was a Tuesday. Not a special Tuesday, just the kind where the sky hangs low and grey, and you’re already thinking about what’s for … Read more

It was 11:45 PM on a Tuesday, and the house was finally quiet. The kind of quiet that feels heavy, like the air itself is … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store last October, holding a bag of lightbulbs and a new paintbrush, when the man behind me—a … Read more

I was standing in the fluorescent-lit aisle of the grocery store last Tuesday when the sharp, metallic tang of semi-sweet chocolate chips hit me — … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple apple pie. I had the flour measured, the butter chilling, and a playlist of my favorite baking tunes … Read more

Leo wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a box of books I’d meant to return three weeks ago, and the … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Wednesday in late September, and I had a very specific craving for something that felt like a celebration … Read more

My neighbor, Sarah, asked why I couldn’t just use black cocoa powder instead of all that food coloring. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more