Dessert Recipes

I was standing in the baking aisle of my local grocery store last August, staring at a box of pectin that cost almost as much … Read more

There used to be a little roadside diner off Highway 29 in South Carolina called The Peach Basket that made a cobbler so good it … Read more

My neighbor Marianne saw me staring at the mountain of zucchini on my counter last August and just laughed. She didn’t say a word at … Read more

My husband claimed he hated zucchini. For years. The man would pick it out of stir-fries with surgical precision, push it to the side of … Read more

My neighbor watched me struggling with a sad bunch of overripe bananas left forgotten on my kitchen counter and didn’t say anything at first. Then … Read more

The clatter of my keys on the cafe table last Thursday was suddenly drowned out by a warm, nutty aroma — that unmistakable scent of … Read more

There used to be this quirky little bakery tucked away on a dimly lit street corner in Salem that made the most unforgettable black velvet … Read more

The power went out halfway through my usual Thursday night TV binge when my plumber, a guy named Joe who’s as quiet as a shadow, … Read more

It was 11:37 PM on a quiet Wednesday, and the craving for something sweet but oddly comforting hit me like a freight train. I didn’t … Read more

“The birthday party was in less than two hours and I still hadn’t baked the cake.” Honestly, I was staring at a pile of random … Read more