Dessert Recipes

Let me be real with you for a second. Finding a snack that both my kids and I can agree on? That’s the holy grail … Read more

The neighborhood fall potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate pies from scratch, hand-rolled pastry crusts, the … Read more

I was standing in the canned goods aisle at the grocery store last October when a woman walked past me carrying a paper bag of … Read more

The first Saturday of November, and the only thing I wanted was a kitchen that smelled like something — anything — other than the leftover … Read more

Rosa wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her house on a Thursday afternoon to drop off a book I’d borrowed months ago, and … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin pie. I mean, that was the plan. I had the deep dish crust ready, the can of pumpkin … Read more

My friend Jen asked why I couldn’t just use a store-bought cookie mix for the Halloween party. I started to explain why that wouldn’t work—then … Read more

I was maybe seven, and she’d just pulled a pan of marshmallow squares from the fridge. No candy eyes, no spooky designs — just sticky, … Read more

I burned my first three batches of Pan de Muerto before I understood what I was doing wrong. Not a little burned—I mean hockey puck … Read more

The peanut butter jar was down to its last sticky scrape, and I had exactly one square of semi-sweet chocolate left in the pantry—the kind … Read more

My niece Clara asked why I couldn’t just melt the white chocolate in the microwave, save myself the fuss of a double boiler. I started … Read more

The first Saturday of October, and rain is tapping against the kitchen window in that steady, unhurried way that tells you not to go anywhere. … Read more

The pan came out of the oven, and the whole kitchen just stopped. My husband, who had been half-watching football, actually walked over without saying … Read more

My brother-in-law Mark had avoided Halloween baking for his entire adult life. Fifteen years of store-bought candy, year after year. Then I showed up to … Read more

Why You’ll Love This Recipe Look, I’ve tested a lot of apple cider recipes over the years. Some are fussy, some are flavorless, and some … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Wednesday in October, and I had a desperate craving for something pumpkin-spiced and swirly. The kind of craving … Read more

The church bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their signature showstoppers—Martha’s mile-high lemon meringue pie, old … Read more

That first whiff of browned butter hitting hot pumpkin — the kind that smells like toasted hazelnuts and autumn leaves and something deeply familiar you … Read more

My coworker Dana wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a Tuesday night to pick up a casserole dish she’d borrowed, … Read more

Flipping through a half-stained, flour-dusted cookbook my grandmother passed down when a single, folded piece of notebook paper fluttered to the floor. On it, in … Read more