Dessert Recipes

My accountant, of all people, is the reason this cake exists in my life. I was sitting in his cramped office last July, half-listening to … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but honestly, zucchini bread has always felt like a compromise to me. You know the kind—everyone raves … Read more

My neighbor Carol watched me fumbling with a mountain of garden zucchini on my front steps last August. She didn’t say anything at first—just stood … Read more

I was elbow-deep in soap suds last Tuesday evening, scrubbing a baking sheet that had seen better days, when the smell hit me. It wasn’t … Read more

I wasn’t planning on staying long. I’d stopped by my neighbor Maria’s house to grab a book she’d loaned me, and the smell hit me … Read more

There used to be a tiny bakery tucked between a laundromat and a dusty thrift store on the corner of Elm and 4th that made … Read more

This was supposed to be a batch of chocolate zucchini muffins. I had the recipe memorized—the one my neighbor Carol swore by, the one that … Read more

There used to be a tiny bake shop tucked between a dry cleaner and a florist on Main Street that made these incredible iced oatmeal … Read more

My neighbor Jen wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to borrow a cup of sugar—how cliché, I know—and this sweet, almost nostalgic smell … Read more

I was at the hardware store on a random Tuesday—picking up a new showerhead, nothing exciting—when the woman in line behind me started talking about … Read more