Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny diner off Route 9 in Connecticut called The Copper Kettle that made a pumpkin pie so good it felt … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, asked why I couldn’t just pour the pecan pie filling over some biscuit dough and call it a day. I started … Read more

The neighborhood bake-off was in twelve hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. My friend Jen had texted the reminder the night before, and … Read more

I was standing in line at the county fair, sweating under the late September sun, when the woman behind me—a retired schoolteacher named Betty with … Read more

I had claimed to hate themed food for years. “Just cook the regular thing,” I’d say whenever someone suggested a spiderweb dip or a jack-o’-lantern … Read more

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine watched me hauling a bag of potting soil past her tomato plants. She didn’t say … Read more

The PTA Halloween bake sale was in 48 hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I knew it was coming — the flyers had been … Read more

My neighbor, a retired nurse named Carol, asked me last week why I couldn’t just use sweetened condensed milk and call it a day. I … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—when the man behind me started talking about candy corn. Not the usual “who actually … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but these cozy witch finger pretzel rods with white chocolate have me completely smitten. The idea came … Read more