Dessert Recipes

The fall bake sale was in three hours and I’d completely forgotten. My daughter had reminded me twice—once on Monday and once with a sticky … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a dry cleaner and a vintage shop on Main Street that made the most incredible pumpkin … Read more

My neighbor, a retired nurse named Carol, wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder for a lightbulb change, and the … Read more

I was standing in my neighbor Carol’s driveway last Tuesday, holding a warm loaf wrapped in foil, when the smell hit me. It was that … Read more

I was standing in my kitchen last Tuesday, staring at a stick of butter melting in a saucepan, when the smell hit me. That nutty, … Read more

This was supposed to be a simple pumpkin bread. I had the can of pumpkin open, the spices measured, and my grandmother’s loaf pan greased … Read more

There used to be a tiny, wood-paneled bakery called The Whistling Kettle tucked behind a used bookstore in Portland, Oregon. They made a gingerbread cheesecake … Read more

My neighbor Linda wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by to borrow a ladder on a frosty Tuesday evening in early December, and this … Read more

My neighbor across the hall, a quiet woman named Carol who always smelled faintly of cinnamon, watched me wrestling with a wobbly springform pan one … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a vintage shop on the south side of Portland that made the most … Read more