Dessert Recipes

The woman at the farmer’s market stand watched me fumbling with three different pumpkins, trying to remember which one her husband had told me was … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper caramel apple bar. You know, the kind with the fancy granny smith apples, the homemade caramel sauce that … Read more

I was elbow-deep in a pile of vintage Pyrex at a dusty flea market outside of town last October when the woman running the booth—a … Read more

My brother had refused to eat anything Halloween-themed for as long as I could remember. He was twenty-seven, and the sight of a frosted cookie … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Thursday in October, and I had a very specific craving for something spooky. I didn’t have the energy … Read more

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just use a box mix for the cupcakes we were making for his Halloween party. I started to explain … Read more

The Tuesday before Halloween last year, I found myself standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store, completely overwhelmed. My daughter’s preschool party … Read more

This was supposed to be a pumpkin loaf. A simple, honest, slightly boring pumpkin loaf that I planned to bring to a book club meeting … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a bookshop on Elm Street that made the most perfect pumpkin scones. When they closed three … Read more

Introduction My friend Marcus swore he hated banana bread. For years. Like, the kind of hatred that makes you scrunch your nose and say “it’s … Read more