Dessert Recipes

Introduction I was standing in the grocery store aisle last Saturday, juggling a cracked carton of eggs and a bunch of spotted bananas, when the … Read more

The neighborhood book club was in thirty minutes and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing these fancy, multi-layered desserts that looked like they … Read more

This was supposed to be a straightforward batch of classic sugar cookie bars for Halloween. I grabbed the wrong flour (cake flour instead of all-purpose), … Read more

It was 11:43 PM on a slow, rainy Tuesday when an uncontrollable craving for pumpkin something-or-other hit me like a freight train. I didn’t have … Read more

“Why not just use black cocoa powder instead of regular?” my friend asked during a baking session that was supposed to be straightforward. I started … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, my neighbor watched me struggle with a batch of cinnamon rolls that just wouldn’t rise right. She didn’t say anything … Read more

Introduction “Hand me that bowl,” my neighbor said, tossing a handful of spices into a mixing bowl like it was nothing special. I had just … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through a chilly Sunday afternoon, and honestly, I was just about ready to call it quits on baking anything. … Read more

Introduction There used to be a cozy little bakery tucked away in a quiet corner of Savannah’s historic district that made the most unforgettable maple … Read more

Introduction This was supposed to be just a simple batch of pumpkin muffins to use up some leftover pumpkin puree from a weekend pie experiment … Read more