Dessert Recipes

My sister-in-law, Jen, does not bake. She says it with a kind of pride, honestly, like it’s a personality trait she’s carefully cultivated. So when … Read more

“You know what would make Thanksgiving actually perfect? A pie made with real butter, not that weird shortening stuff.” My sister said this while we … Read more

I ruined pumpkin cheesecake bars four times before I figured out what I was doing wrong. The first batch had a soggy crust that fell … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin pie. I mean, that was the plan. It was the Wednesday before Thanksgiving a few years back, and … Read more

My neighbor, a retired baker named Leo, asked me why I couldn’t just pour the caramel right over the apple filling before adding the crumble … Read more

I was standing at the counter of a tiny hardware store in rural Vermont, waiting for my husband to pick out a new shovel, when … Read more

The pumpkin sat on my counter for two weeks. I kept walking past it, telling myself I’d get to it on the weekend, but the … Read more

The office Halloween potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate themed desserts—you know, the ones that … Read more

I was standing in the middle of a hardware store last October—specifically in the lighting aisle, which is about the least magical place I can … Read more

It was supposed to be a simple batch of apple cider doughnuts. I had the cider simmering on the stove, the oil heating up, and … Read more