Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a batch of pumpkin muffins. I had the recipe memorized—the one I’d made a hundred times before, the one that … Read more

I was sitting in my car waiting for an oil change—honestly, one of those Tuesday afternoons you just want to fast-forward through—when the mechanic, a … Read more

I wasn’t supposed to be there for the bread. That’s the thing. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder—ours had a busted rung—and the smell … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a vintage bookstore in Portland’s Hawthorne district that made the most incredible pear and ginger crisp. … Read more

I was at the farmer’s market last October, standing in front of a mountain of sugar pumpkins, completely frozen. I had no idea what to … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a drizzly Tuesday in late October, and I was hit with the specific, undeniable need for a pumpkin cookie. Not … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Leo who can barely boil an egg, asked why I couldn’t just dump everything into one bowl. I started to … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a very specific, almost embarrassing craving for something deeply chocolate, fudgy, and completely indulgent. … Read more

My friend Jesse swore they hated banana bread. For years. Then one rainy Saturday afternoon, I decided to bake this Flavorful Brown Butter Banana Bread … Read more

Introduction My friend Dana swore she hated snickerdoodles. For years, she insisted cinnamon-sugar cookies were too boring—too plain, too predictable. Then, one Sunday afternoon, I … Read more