Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a batch of perfectly round, elegantly iced sugar cookies for a Halloween party. I had the royal icing recipe memorized, … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a ridiculous, inexplicable craving for something that tasted like fall but required … Read more

The neighborhood fall bake-off was in twenty-four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate, multi-day creations—I’d seen the posts. Karen from … Read more

I wasn’t expecting dessert advice from my accountant, but there I was, sitting in his cluttered office during tax season, watching him peel a Granny … Read more

This was supposed to be pumpkin cookies. The kind you roll into balls, flatten with a fork, and bake in batches while the kitchen fills … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Thursday in October, and I was supposed to be meal-prepping for the week. Instead, I found myself staring … Read more

My friend Jenna asked why I couldn’t just reduce the apple cider on the stove instead of buying that expensive concentrated stuff from the specialty … Read more

My neighbor Jenna wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a crisp October Saturday, and the smell of warm … Read more

I wasn’t expecting to find a recipe worth keeping at a tire shop, but there I was, waiting for an oil change to finish, when … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a used bookstore on Main Street that made the best pumpkin donuts … Read more