Dessert Recipes

There used to be a little bakery on the corner of Elm and 5th in my old neighborhood—Crimson & Crumb—that made the most perfect soft … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, wasn’t trying to impress anyone that Tuesday afternoon. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar for a completely different project, … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin cheesecake. The kind with the crackly top, the water bath, the whole nine yards. I had the cream … Read more

I was sorting through a box of old cookbooks at a library book sale—the kind where you pay a dollar and fill a bag—when the … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Thursday, and I had a jar of sourdough discard staring at me from the fridge like it knew … Read more

The neighborhood fall bake-off was in twelve hours and I had completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their grandmother’s heirloom apple pies, perfectly layered … Read more

I was digging through my freezer last Tuesday, hunting for a bag of frozen berries I swore I bought, when my hand closed around a … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a bookstore on Elm Street that made the most incredible pumpkin chocolate chip cookies I have … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there that long. I’d just stopped by my neighbor’s house to grab a book I’d lent her—a cookbook, ironically enough—and … Read more

I had this neighbor, Sarah, who swore that apples were a “boring snack” that had no business being served at parties. For two years, I … Read more