Dessert Recipes

The Valentine’s Day bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at 7 AM … Read more

The school Halloween party was in two days and I had, honestly, completely spaced on the potluck sign-up sheet. My son came home waving a … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a secondhand bookstore on the corner of Elm and 4th called “The Sugar … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked inside an old brick building on the corner of 4th and Maple that made red velvet crinkle … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I had a very specific, slightly ridiculous craving. I wanted something crunchy, sweet, and salty, with … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my accountant, but there I was, sorting through a stack of receipts in late November, listening to him describe … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at our local co-op, clutching a bunch of ginger root and some cottage cheese, when the woman behind … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last November, staring at a can of pumpkin puree like it held all … Read more

I had refused to make anything peppermint-chocolate for basically my entire adult life. Years. Every December, while friends would be posting photos of their candy … Read more

This was supposed to be a chocolate mousse. A fancy, grown-up chocolate mousse for a dinner party I was hosting. I had the good chocolate … Read more