Dessert Recipes

I had a very specific, very loud opinion about s’mores for the longest time. I swore they were a camping-only food. The whole point, I … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a very specific, almost desperate craving for something with apples, caramel, and … Read more

Maggie wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me three months prior—honestly, I was a little … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me struggle with a collapsed cheesecake and didn’t say anything at first. Then she handed me a tin of shortbread … Read more

My husband had claimed to hate cheesecake for fifteen years. He said it was too heavy, too sweet, and frankly, a bit pretentious for a … Read more

I was fixing a leaky sink under the kitchen island when Gary, the plumber, started talking about dessert. It was a rainy Tuesday in November, … Read more

It was supposed to be a Tuesday of strict discipline. You know the kind. I had promised myself I would only eat clean, fresh vegetables … Read more

There used to be a tiny, dimly lit tea shop called The Gilded Leaf tucked away in the old district of Kyoto that made the … Read more

Three winters ago, on a Saturday that felt more like a Sunday morning in November, I stopped by my neighbor Arthur’s place. He wasn’t trying … Read more

My mother-in-law has spent the last twelve years claiming she hates banana bread. I mean, she doesn’t hate the idea of it, but she insists … Read more