Dessert Recipes

My husband claimed he hated dried fruit for a solid decade. Ten years. He’d pick raisins out of cookies, push dried apricots to the side … Read more

The office holiday party was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-day creations—the kind with handmade fondant … Read more

My neighbor Sarah wasn’t trying to be impressive. I’d stopped by to grab a book she’d promised my daughter, and the smell of warm sugar … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I had a very specific, almost desperate craving for pecan pie. Not just any pecan pie—the … Read more

I was standing in the middle of the baking aisle at my local grocery store last October when the smell hit me — not pumpkin … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in early November, and I had a very specific craving for something ridiculous. I didn’t want a … Read more

The woman at the farmers’ market stall watched me eyeing her oranges for the third week in a row. She didn’t say anything at first, … Read more

I was standing in the grocery store aisle last November, staring at a bag of candy corn I had absolutely no intention of buying, when … Read more

There used to be this tiny bakery tucked away on a side street in Portland, Oregon, called “The Larder.” They made a cranberry orange shortbread … Read more

This was supposed to be a sophisticated chocolate mousse for a dinner party. I had the good dark chocolate, the farm-fresh eggs, the expensive vanilla … Read more