Dessert Recipes

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, stuck in his office on a rainy Tuesday afternoon, listening to him describe … Read more

The church potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. It was the annual Fall Harvest supper, the one where Margaret brings her mile-high … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a vintage shop three blocks from my first apartment that made a peppermint … Read more

I was sitting on my back porch last spring, half-listening to my neighbor Mrs. Gable complain about her hydrangeas, when she suddenly switched gears and … Read more

I’m not supposed to admit this, but I used to think banana bread was a bit of a production. All that creaming of butter and … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple pumpkin pie. I had the canned pumpkin, the evaporated milk, the whole Thanksgiving standard lineup sitting on my … Read more

I was halfway through sorting a pile of junk mail when my accountant, Mr. Henderson, called. Not about taxes, mind you—he was calling to tell … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Kowalski, watched me fumbling with a piping bag last December, my buttercream sliding into a sad, lopsided puddle on the counter. She … Read more

The neighborhood holiday party was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten about the gift exchange. Everyone else would be bringing those beautifully wrapped store-bought … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last Tuesday when a woman walked past me, and the faint smell of … Read more