Dessert Recipes

I was sorting through a box of old cookbooks at a library book sale last fall—you know the kind, where the pages smell like dust … Read more

Last October, I was at the community garden picking up the last of my neighbor Maria’s butternut squash when she handed me a misshapen sugar … Read more

My neighbor, a guy named Dave who I’ve only ever seen in cargo shorts and flip-flops, asked why I couldn’t just dump the coffee and … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked behind a bookstore in downtown Asheville called The Gilded Crumb that made a pumpkin cream cheese roll … Read more

I was standing in the baking aisle of our local grocery store last October when a woman walked past me, and I caught the faintest … Read more

The neighborhood fall block party was in six hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing elaborate pies from scratch, those fancy caramel … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a random Tuesday in October, and I had the weirdest craving for something that didn’t exist yet. I wanted snickerdoodle … Read more

The church potluck was in four hours and I’d completely forgotten. Everyone else would be bringing their showstopper casseroles, those perfectly layered seven-layer dips, and … Read more

Introduction Mrs. Kowalski watched me fumbling with a can of pumpkin puree in the community center kitchen last October. I was trying to get the … Read more

My sister swore she hated Halloween baking. For years. “Too much fuss,” she’d say, waving a hand at my piping bags and themed sprinkles. “All … Read more