Dessert Recipes

The oven timer went off at 4:30 PM, right as the turkey was finally resting and the gravy was looking suspiciously thin. My sister-in-law had … Read more

My husband just scraped the last bit of crust off the bottom with a spoon. He didn’t even wait for me to sit down. “Who … Read more

I want a slice of cake that tastes like October, but I do not have the energy to wrestle with a mixer right now. It … Read more

Sarah had been looking for a pumpkin dessert that actually held its shape without demanding I stand over a hot oven for forty-five minutes. For … Read more

I had been looking for a pumpkin cookie that actually stayed soft for days. Not dry, not crumbly, and definitely not tasting like a pumpkin … Read more

Fourth time this week and the kitchen still smells like a cider mill exploded inside a cinnamon stick factory. I didn’t plan to make this … Read more

My sister-in-law Karen showed up at my back door at 4:30 PM on a Tuesday, shaking rain off her coat and asking if I had … Read more

I had this rigid idea in my head that “pumpkin” meant “dry sponge.” You know the type. It’s that brick you buy at gas stations … Read more

My husband stared at the second bowl of maple apple crisp and quietly asked if the oven was broken. He didn’t say it with anger, … Read more

I want a slice of cake that tastes like a crisp autumn afternoon, and I have everything except the actual cider reduction simmering on the … Read more