Dessert Recipes

It is 2:00 AM. The house is completely silent, save for the low hum of the refrigerator in the kitchen. I am standing there in … Read more

It was November, and the wind was howling outside, trying to get in. I was twenty-four, broke, and convinced that dinner had to be complicated … Read more

My abuela didn’t look at me when she said it. She was staring at the oven window like she could see into the soul of … Read more

I want a sugar cookie right now and I have nothing but basic pantry staples and a sudden craving for something that tastes like October. … Read more

For a while, I just accepted that Halloween party snacks weren’t going to taste like actual fun. They were usually just bowls of candy corn … Read more

I burned the marshmallows three times before I figured out why they were turning into black, crunchy charcoal instead of golden goo. I stood over … Read more

The power went out on a Tuesday night, leaving me staring into the dark, humming refrigerator. My sister’s boyfriend was supposed to be here in … Read more

I burned a batch of pumpkin banana muffins last Tuesday. They came out of the oven looking like little charcoal briquettes, with a crust so … Read more

I stared at that bowl of pumpkin puree like it was a personal insult. I had promised cookies. Not those sad, dry oatmeal raisin things … Read more

That heavy, sweet scent of toasted cinnamon and brown butter — the kind that clings to your curtains and makes your stomach growl before you’ve … Read more