Dessert Recipes

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday in October, and I had an overwhelming need for something warm, spiced, and studded with melty chocolate. … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of classic chocolate chip cookies. You know the ones. The recipe I’d made a hundred times before, the … Read more

The fall bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I was standing in my kitchen at 6 AM, still in my pajamas, … Read more

I know, I know. It’s not exactly prime time for baking. Most people are asleep, or at least pretending to be, while I’m standing in … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, had claimed to hate dessert for a solid decade. No, really. He’d wave off birthday cake, push away pie, and even turn … Read more

I wasn’t expecting a dessert epiphany from my accountant, but there I was, stuck in his office on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, listening to him … Read more

Three winters ago, I stopped by my neighbor Martha’s house to borrow a cup of sugar. I wasn’t trying to impress anyone, and Martha certainly … Read more

It was a Tuesday afternoon, the kind of gray, drizzly October day that makes you want to cancel all plans and stay in bed. I … Read more

Introduction My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress anyone. It was a random Tuesday afternoon in October, and I’d stopped by to drop off a … Read more

It was 11:43 PM on a rainy Tuesday in November, and a very specific craving hit. I didn’t have the fancy French butter or the … Read more