Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple vanilla bundt cake. Nothing fancy, just something to bring to my book club meeting on a rainy Tuesday. … Read more

I was standing in line at a hardware store—of all places—when the guy behind me, a retired electrician named Larry, started talking about cake. Not … Read more

My neighbor Margot watched me fumbling with a bag of apples last October, my hands full and my toddler tugging at my coat. She didn’t … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the hardware store last October when the woman in front of me pulled a paper bag from … Read more

There used to be this little corner bakery in Portland called Butter & Salt that made the most incredible salted caramel apple crisp. When they … Read more

I used to think pumpkin belonged exclusively in pies. You know that feeling when you’ve got your categories all sorted in your head, and then … Read more

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

Someone asked me last week why I always seem to have a can of pumpkin puree in my pantry, even in April. It’s a fair … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery on the corner of Elm and 4th Street in my hometown that made the most incredible themed Rice … Read more

The neighborhood pumpkin bread contest was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, I’d been staring at the flyer on my fridge for … Read more