Dessert Recipes

My sister asked why I couldn’t just use Greek yogurt instead of cream cheese. I was in the middle of explaining—very patiently, I thought—why that … Read more

I swore I didn’t need another Christmas cookie. For years, I held this position with the kind of stubborn pride you only have about things … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there. My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, had just had hip surgery, and I’d promised to water her plants while she was … Read more

I was at my local hardware store—of all places—buying a new snow shovel last December when the man behind the counter, a grizzled guy named … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was craving something sweet. Not just any sweet—the kind of cookie that crumbles just right, … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a nail salon on the corner of Elm and 3rd that made … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early November, and I had an absurd, almost aggressive craving for pecan pie. Not just any … Read more

A friend of mine asked why I couldn’t just use a single banana for banana bread. I started to explain the science—how moisture ratios, fat … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in October, and I had one of those specific cravings that just wouldn’t let go. I didn’t … Read more

My sister had refused to eat banana pudding for twenty-three years. Twenty-three years. She’d make a face at the mention of it, claiming the texture … Read more