Dessert Recipes

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, holding a new garden trowel and a bag of potting … Read more

My niece asked why I couldn’t just use light cream cheese and sugar-free pudding mix instead of the full-fat stuff in my Oreo truffle cookies. … Read more

The cookie swap was in two hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing those elaborate, multi-layered, Pinterest-perfect creations that looked like they … Read more

My husband claimed to hate strawberry shortcake for fifteen years. Fifteen years. He’d make a face every time I mentioned it, something between a grimace … Read more

Jen wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon to drop off a book I’d borrowed, and the … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me fumbling with a piping bag—clearly on the verge of launching it across my own kitchen—and didn’t say anything at first. … Read more

The church bake sale was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s legendary pound cakes, those perfectly layered … Read more

I watched my roommate take a bite, then just stand there in the middle of the kitchen, chewing slowly. She didn’t say anything for a … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple pecan pie. I had the corn syrup, the eggs, the whole thing planned out for a family potluck. … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, knee-deep in tax receipts last November, listening to Mr. Henderson describe exactly how … Read more