Dessert Recipes

The power went out halfway through our neighborhood’s annual Halloween block party last October, and I found myself standing by the grill, chatting with the … Read more

The crunch of gingersnap crumbs under my fingertips hit me last Sunday while I was rummaging through the spice aisle at the grocery store — … Read more

The neighborhood fall festival was in less than two hours, and I’d completely blanked on bringing a dessert. Everyone else would be rolling in with … Read more

“Why can’t we just skip the regular butter and use browned butter straight away?” my friend asked as we stood in my cramped kitchen, pumpkin … Read more

Introduction Last October, my neighbor watched me juggling a too-full grocery bag and a cranky toddler while trying to start a pumpkin bread from scratch. … Read more

Introduction Last Saturday afternoon, I was sorting through a jumble of recipe cards in the corner of my kitchen when the sweet, syrupy scent of … Read more

“The neighborhood block party was in less than two hours and I hadn’t even thought about dessert. Everyone else was rolling in with these fancy … Read more

“The summer I turned thirty, I wasn’t planning on making any dessert at all,” my neighbor Jen said as I stepped into her kitchen. Honestly, … Read more

Introduction There used to be this tiny bakery tucked away on a quiet street in Portland’s Pearl District that made the most unforgettable soft-batch zucchini … Read more

This was supposed to be just a quick batch of regular chocolate brownies, nothing fancy. I grabbed the wrong measuring cup, the oven was running … Read more