Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the cereal aisle last Tuesday when it hit me—not the smell of cinnamon, which would’ve made sense, but the faint, almost … Read more

There used to be a little orchard stand on Route 9, just past the old covered bridge, that made the most incredible apple cider donuts. … Read more

Last Tuesday, the internet went down during a particularly important video call. I was pacing around my kitchen, trying to keep my cool, when my … Read more

My nephew Leo asked why I couldn’t just pour the apple cider straight into the batter instead of reducing it first. I started to explain … Read more

My sister-in-law had avoided pumpkin everything for nearly fifteen years. She claimed the spice was cloying, the texture was mushy, and that any dessert labeled … Read more

The rain was hammering against the greenhouse windows, a relentless rhythm that usually made me want to hide under a blanket with a book. I … Read more

The office holiday bake sale was in forty minutes and I had absolutely nothing to show for it. The calendar on my phone had blinked … Read more

There used to be this little ice cream shop tucked behind a laundromat on Elm Street that made the most incredible salted caramel. It wasn’t … Read more

The oven was already off, but the smoke detector was still having a quiet meltdown from the previous batch of burnt cookies. I stood in … Read more

The woman at the farmers market watched me eyeing her peaches for a good five minutes before she said anything. I was trying to look … Read more