Dessert Recipes

I want a Starbucks pumpkin scone. Right now. And I have everything I need to make them at home except for one thing—the willpower to … Read more

The pumpkin puree was staring at me from the fridge—half a can left from a batch of maple pecan pumpkin pie bars I’d made earlier … Read more

My husband took one bite of these pumpkin snickerdoodle cheesecake bars and just stopped talking mid-sentence. He stood there, fork hovering, staring at the bar … Read more

Late October, and the kitchen counters are sticky with maple syrup and the smell of ginger. The only thing I want is a single, perfect … Read more

My husband did not trust pumpkin in chocolate bread. Let me be clear—this is a man who will eat chocolate chips straight from the bag … Read more

I’d pulled the last tray out of the oven maybe ten minutes earlier. The kitchen smelled like a candle section had exploded inside a pumpkin … Read more

My neighbor texted me a photo of her toddler holding a tiny muffin like it was a winning lottery ticket. The caption read: “He ate … Read more

Standing in front of my open fridge at 3 PM on a July Saturday, sweat already beading on my forehead despite the air conditioning, when … Read more

My husband, a man who will eat a stale gas station donut without a single complaint, looked at me across the kitchen counter and said, … Read more

That first crackle of brown sugar hitting hot butter in a cast iron skillet — the kind that sounds like summer finally letting go — … Read more