Dessert Recipes

I was standing in line at the hardware store last spring, holding a bag of mulch and wondering why the line wasn’t moving, when the … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked inside an old gas station on Route 9 that made the most incredible snickerdoodles I have ever … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin pie. A classic, traditional, no-fuss pumpkin pie for a Friendsgiving gathering I was oddly nervous about. I had … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October when a bag of candy corn caught my eye from the impulse … Read more

I was at a fall farmers market last October, clutching a bag of Honeycrisp apples and trying to balance a coffee cup, when the woman … Read more

The PTA Halloween party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. My son had reminded me that morning — “Mom, you signed up for … Read more

Halloween was never my holiday. I mean, I liked the candy as much as the next kid, but the elaborate costumes, the messy face paint, … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery called “The Midnight Morsel” tucked away on Elm Street that made the most incredible spiderweb brownies every October. … Read more

I was sorting through a box of old Halloween decorations at a thrift store last October when the cashier, a woman who looked like she’d … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of French macarons. I had the almond flour measured, the egg whites aging on the counter, and my … Read more