Dessert Recipes

There used to be a tiny bakery on a side street in Portland called “The Worm & The Dirt” — I kid you not — … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that holiday baking meant choosing between gingerbread and chocolate. You either got that warm, spiced molasses flavor or you … Read more

My sister asked why I couldn’t just pour the buttermilk glaze over the cake while it was still warm from the oven. I started to … Read more

It was 10:47 PM on a random Wednesday, and I was hit with the kind of craving that feels almost urgent—like, if I didn’t get … Read more

I want a cheesecake bar that tastes like a candy cane and a chocolate bar had a baby, but I don’t want to turn on … Read more

I was filling up my gas tank last Tuesday—one of those gray October afternoons where the light is already giving up by 4:30—when a gust … Read more

Late October, and the only thing I want is a no-bake pumpkin cheesecake cup. Not a whole pie — I’m not feeding an army, just … Read more

The third time I made these maple bourbon pecan pie bars in a single week, I started wondering if I had a problem. Or maybe … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a vintage shop on the corner of Oak and Elm that made the … Read more

I figured dipping pretzel rods in white chocolate was the easy part. It took about thirty seconds of watching the chocolate seize into a gritty, … Read more