Dessert Recipes

This was supposed to be a simple pan of cinnamon rolls. I had all the usual suspects—flour, butter, cinnamon, sugar—laid out on the counter. But … Read more

I met Margie at the community garden two summers ago. She was tending to a patch of mint that had completely taken over her raised … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Vega, had claimed she hated pan de muerto for fifteen years. Fifteen years. She said it was dry, that it never tasted … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to return her tupperware – you know the kind that multiplies in your own cabinet … Read more

I was wrestling with a bag of flour that had somehow exploded all over my kitchen counter—Tuesday afternoon, three days before Halloween, and my kids … Read more

The school Halloween party was in twelve hours and I had completely forgotten. My son had reminded me three times that week, and I’d nodded … Read more

I wasn’t expecting baking advice from my plumber, but there I was, standing in my mudroom with a leaky pipe dripping into a bucket, listening … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but this one? This one gets a special spot in my fall rotation. It came together on … Read more

My sister-in-law Gina wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place on a dreary Tuesday in early November to drop off a casserole … Read more

I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store last October, staring at a bag of pretzel rods I didn’t remember grabbing, when … Read more