Dessert Recipes

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

Introduction The power went out halfway through a chilly Thursday afternoon, and I was halfway through peeling and slicing apples for this caramel apple upside-down … Read more

Last October, I was waiting for a late bus on a chilly, damp evening when the quiet man beside me—who I’d always pegged as just … Read more

There used to be this tiny café tucked away on a quiet street in Asheville, North Carolina, that made the most unforgettable pumpkin cinnamon roll … Read more

“Last Saturday afternoon wasn’t anything special—I’d just popped over to borrow some sugar when that unmistakable aroma stopped me dead at the door. It was … Read more

Introduction My friend Sarah swore she wasn’t a fan of snack cakes. For years, she’d side-eye anything that wasn’t a proper slice of pie or … Read more

The first time I smelled brown butter, it was last Saturday afternoon in the bustling aisle of my local farmer’s market — and suddenly I … Read more

Introduction My roommate had flat-out refused to touch anything labeled “trifle” for years. She claimed it was just a messy, overly sweet thing that looked … Read more

“Why can’t you just skip the lemon zest and use lemon extract instead?” my friend asked one afternoon while we were prepping ingredients for this … Read more