Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the middle of a parking lot last October when the smell hit me—that specific, almost-too-sweet scent of apple cider doughnuts frying, … Read more

Toddler strapped to my hip, a half-empty carton of apple cider sweating on the counter, and the distinct smell of butter starting to burn in … Read more

I was standing in line at the hardware store—of all places—on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon, holding a new garden hose and thinking about absolutely nothing … Read more

I had claimed to hate pumpkin bread for about fifteen years. Fifteen years of wrinkling my nose at office potlucks, of politely declining slices thrust … Read more

I didn’t believe in pumpkin spice banana bread at first. Honestly, I thought it was one of those trendy flavor mashups that sounded better on … Read more

The first time I tried browning butter for cookies, I was convinced I’d ruined a perfectly good batch of dough. I stood there, staring at … Read more

Late on a Tuesday night, the kitchen counters were clean, the dishwasher was humming, and I was supposed to be winding down. But my youngest … Read more

The crackly, sugar-crusted top that gives way to a tender, impossibly moist crumb — that’s what I was after. Not the whole loaf, not the … Read more

I figured the best sweet potato casserole came from a holiday table, buried under marshmallows and tradition. It took about one Thanksgiving where I forgot … Read more

I completely ruined pumpkin pudding the first three times I tried to make it from scratch. The first batch was a grainy, lumpy disaster that … Read more