Dessert Recipes

Three days before my niece’s sixth birthday party, I stood in my kitchen at 11:17 PM, staring at a bowl of butter that was supposed … Read more

My neighbor showed up at my door holding a bunch of overly ripe bananas, looking slightly guilty. She was headed out of town and didn’t … Read more

My husband took one bite of this gooey small-batch chocolate chip skillet cookie, stopped mid-chew, and just looked at me. Not in a dramatic way, … Read more

The pears were rock hard. I’d grabbed them at the store thinking, “They’ll soften on the counter,” and then promptly forgot about them for three … Read more

Bourbon splashed across the counter while I was trying to measure it one-handed, the baby was screaming from the other room, and I had exactly … Read more

I was sitting on my kitchen floor. Not in a dramatic way, just tired from a long week and staring at a can of pumpkin … Read more

I want a pumpkin roll right now, and I have everything except a clean kitchen counter. That’s usually how it goes with this recipe—you get … Read more

I still remember the first time I tried making meringue cookies. It was late October, and I had a carton of egg whites sitting in … Read more

My friend Jenna dropped off a plate of these at my door last October, and I honestly thought they looked like a kids’ craft project … Read more

It was mid-October, and I had a serious hankering for pumpkin cheesecake but absolutely zero patience for turning on the oven. My kitchen was already … Read more