Dessert Recipes

“You have to make something that looks like it crawled out of a haunted house,” my sister-in-law said over the phone, three days before her … Read more

The crackled dome, pale orange against the dark paper liner, is what I was after. Not the filling, not the spice, not even that first … Read more

The first time I made an oatmeal apple crisp, I was trying to use up a bag of apples that had gone slightly soft and … Read more

My husband took a bite, chewed slowly, and then just stared at the slice in his hand. “This is the best thing you’ve made all … Read more

My starter, which I named Barnaby, had been bubbling away on my counter for about six months when I decided to try adding pumpkin. Honestly, … Read more

Sunday morning, 7:43 AM. The kitchen is still quiet, the only sound the soft thud of an apple hitting the counter. I had a jar … Read more

I figured a pumpkin spice latte cupcake would just be a spice cake with some coffee thrown in. It took about one bite of my … Read more

That first crackle of a buttery streusel topping hitting the hot oven—the kind that smells like brown sugar and cinnamon before you even see it—still … Read more

I ruined pumpkin bread three times before I finally understood what I was doing wrong. Not the first time, not even the second—three separate batches, … Read more

I had already packed away my fall decorations when my sister texted, “Coming over in an hour. Bring on the pumpkin stuff.” The bins were … Read more