Dessert Recipes

Last Saturday afternoon, my neighbor watched me fumble with a too-sticky dough and didn’t say anything at first. Then she casually leaned over the fence … Read more

Introduction Last Saturday, as I was wandering through the grocery store’s produce aisle, the sharp tang of fresh limes caught me off guard — and … Read more

Introduction The other day, I was waiting for my car to get an oil change when the quietest person in the waiting room–the local taxi … Read more

Introduction My neighbor watched me fumbling with an old ice cream maker that refused to cooperate, and she didn’t say anything at first. Then, like … Read more

The summer heat was relentless that Saturday afternoon, and I was perched on a folding chair at my friend Lisa’s backyard garage sale, sorting through … Read more

Last Saturday, I wasn’t planning on making anything fancy. I’d just stopped by my cousin’s place to borrow a ladder — you know, the kind … Read more

“I swear I’m not making this up,” my friend said last Thursday, holding a slice of what looked like an ordinary banana bread, but with … Read more

The neighborhood book club was in less than two hours and I had completely blanked on bringing something to share. Everyone else would be arriving … Read more

Introduction The other day, I was waiting in line at the craft store, scanning the shelves for Halloween decorations, when the sharp scent of cocoa … Read more

My friend Jenna had insisted for years that candy corn was the devil’s candy. “Too sweet, too waxy, and honestly, why bother?” she’d say every … Read more