Dessert Recipes

Late October, and the only thing I want is a batch of pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies. The kitchen light hums low, the window is cracked just … Read more

I did not trust brown butter in pumpkin cookies. Honestly, I thought it was one of those things food bloggers hyped up just to sound … Read more

I made a red, white, and blue berry trifle for a Labor Day party last year, and I forgot to chill it. Honest mistake, I … Read more

I had been looking for a peach cobbler that actually tasted like something—not just sweet, syrupy peaches under a soggy biscuit. For a while, I … Read more

That first crack of the crust—the way it shatters just a little under the knife, giving way to a crumb so tender it barely holds … Read more

My husband took a bite of this creamy swirled chocolate chip pumpkin bread last Tuesday morning, stopped mid-chew, and just looked at me. No words. … Read more

My sourdough starter, affectionately named “Bubbles,” was practically screaming at me from the counter. It was mid-October, a chilly Tuesday, and I had a half-can … Read more

The last slice disappeared before I could even grab my phone for a picture. My sister, who had been eyeing it all afternoon, just looked … Read more

The first Saturday of September, and the light outside had that particular late-summer slant—golden, tired, almost dusty. My best friend was turning thirty-two, and she’d … Read more

That first bite — the kind where you close your eyes without meaning to — still takes me straight to my aunt’s tiny kitchen in … Read more