Dessert Recipes

It was 11:17 PM on a random Thursday, and I had an overwhelming need for something buttery, sticky, and salty-sweet. Not a full pie—that felt … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just skip the step where you brown the butter. She was standing in my kitchen last October, watching me … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the grocery store parking lot last October, juggling a bag of flour and my three-year-old’s juice cup, when … Read more

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