Dessert Recipes

My neighbor, a woman named Clara who keeps her spice rack in alphabetical order and once told me she never measures anything, wasn’t trying to … Read more

My neighbor, Mrs. Gable, watched me struggling with a loaf of dry, crumbling bread at the community potluck and didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of pumpkin scones. I had the recipe bookmarked, the butter cubed and cold, and even a fresh can … Read more

There used to be a tiny, windowless bakery on 4th Street that made banana bread. When they closed down for good last autumn, the neighborhood … Read more

Last October, I was at the community garden pulling up the last of the basil plants before the frost hit. My neighbor, an older woman … Read more

There used to be a little bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a nail salon on Main Street in my old neighborhood that made … Read more

The fall bake sale was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. I mean, totally blanked on it. My son had reminded me three times … Read more

The office holiday party was in forty minutes and I had absolutely nothing to bring. I stood in my kitchen, staring at the empty counter, … Read more

I was at my car mechanic’s shop waiting for an oil change—a place I honestly never expected to find culinary inspiration. The waiting room smelled … Read more

I was standing in aisle four of the grocery store last November when the sharp, cold scent of crushed peppermint hit me — and suddenly … Read more