Dessert Recipes

My neighbor’s ten-year-old asked why I couldn’t just dump the pumpkin puree in with the butter and sugar at the same time. I started to … Read more

There used to be a little orchard stand just off Route 9 called Miller’s Hollow that made the most incredible apple cider donuts every fall. … Read more

My friend Cara had claimed for years that she hated sugar cookies. “They’re just sweet disks,” she’d say, waving a dismissive hand at the bakery … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a desperate craving for something warm, spiced, and utterly comforting. I didn’t have the … Read more

The neighborhood fall block party was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. I was staring into my pantry like it held the answers to … Read more

My eight-year-old nephew looked up from the half-empty can of pumpkin puree sitting on my counter and asked, “Auntie, why can’t you just make six … Read more

This was supposed to be a perfectly respectable batch of caramel corn for a Halloween party. I had the brown sugar measured, the corn syrup … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a drizzly Wednesday in late October, and I had a very specific, almost ridiculous craving. I wanted a Halloween cupcake … Read more

This was supposed to be popcorn balls for the school Halloween party. That was the plan, anyway. I had everything laid out on the counter—a … Read more

I was at the hardware store, of all places, buying a new drill bit. Not exactly where you’d expect to find a recipe for something … Read more