Dessert Recipes

Fourth-time-in-a-weekend and the icing still refuses to behave like a proper cookie glaze. Honestly, I think I’ve eaten enough pumpkin puree this month to fill … Read more

It is 6:00 AM on a Saturday in July, and the only thing I want is a slice of rainbow birthday cake with sprinkle buttercream. … Read more

I did not trust oats in a fruit crisp. Honestly, I thought the idea sounded like a mistake until the first bite. I grew up … Read more

I did not trust brown butter in cookies. For years, I thought it was just a fancy word that pastry chefs used to charge extra … Read more

Third time this week and the spatula is still fighting me. Honestly, I didn’t plan on making creamy Biscoff cheesecake bars three times in five … Read more

My daughter looked at me with wide eyes and asked if I could make the pumpkin chocolate chip bread again before the leaves even turned … Read more

I stared at her, then at the bottle of nutmeg on the counter, and honestly, I didn’t even know what she meant. We were in … Read more

I did not trust gingerbread cake. Honestly, I thought it sounded like a mistake until the first bite of this version. For years, I avoided … Read more

The house is finally quiet. The wrapping paper has been tossed into the recycling bin, and the last of the hot cocoa cups are stacked … Read more

I burned my first loaf of cranberry orange bread so badly that the smoke detector in my kitchen played a loud, judgmental song at 7 … Read more