Dessert Recipes

The neighborhood fall potluck was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, completely. I was standing in my kitchen at noon, staring at … Read more

I was standing in the parking lot of a grocery store last October when the smell hit me. Not from the store, but from someone’s … Read more

The church potluck was in four hours and I’d completely spaced it. I mean, I knew it was coming — it’s the third Sunday of … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage shop on Main Street that made the most incredible pumpkin … Read more

My sister-in-law, Jen, wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by her place to drop off a casserole dish I’d borrowed, and the smell of … Read more

My neighbor Brenda had been a pumpkin bread purist for forty-three years. She told me this the first week I moved in, holding her annual … Read more

Last Tuesday, I was standing in my kitchen staring at a can of pumpkin puree that had been hiding in the back of my pantry … Read more

I was halfway through packing a box of old books for a donation drop-off when my accountant, Mr. Henderson—a man I’d only ever seen in … Read more

My neighbor, Carol, knocked on my door at 4:30 PM last Tuesday. Her daughter’s third-grade class was having a “Fall Festival” the next morning, and … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a crisp Saturday morning, and the smell hit me before … Read more