Dessert Recipes

The woman at the community garden plot next to mine saw me eyeing her pumpkin patch last October. She didn’t say anything at first, just … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a half-used can of pumpkin puree and feeling that familiar fall restlessness, when the smell … Read more

Last November, the power went out halfway through what was supposed to be a marathon baking session. I had pumpkin purée thawed, my sourdough starter … Read more

This isn’t just any pumpkin bread recipe. It’s the one that brings back that specific, cozy feeling of biting into a slice while sitting on … Read more

The Labor Day barbecue was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten about dessert. Everyone else would be bringing their signature dishes—smoked brisket that had … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled diner off Route 9 in Massachusetts called “The Campfire.” It had a neon sign of a marshmallow on … Read more

I was standing in the frozen food aisle last Tuesday, staring at a box of waffles like it had personally offended me. The fluorescent lights … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just use a box of pumpkin muffin mix and add cream cheese to the middle. I started to … Read more

It was 11:17 PM on a quiet Tuesday when the craving hit me—something warm, nutty, and undeniably comforting. I didn’t have the usual overripe bananas … Read more

Introduction “I’ve never really been a cookie person,” my friend Mark admitted one rainy Thursday evening—as he reached for a second helping of these crispy … Read more