Dessert Recipes

It was the Fourth of July a couple of years ago, and honestly, I was scrambling. The usual barbecue and side dishes were sorted, but … Read more

The summer I turned thirty, I found myself knee-deep in flour and frosting, chasing a recipe that seemed just out of reach. It started when … Read more

“I wasn’t planning on making dessert that Fourth of July,” I admit. It was a hot Sunday afternoon, and the power flickered off just as … Read more

Last Fourth of July weekend, I found myself scrambling through my kitchen, trying to whip up a dessert that was festive but didn’t require a … Read more

Introduction “The power went out halfway through my Fourth of July brunch last year,” I remember, fiddling with the flashlight app on my phone while … Read more

Introduction Three summers ago, I found myself standing in the middle of a bustling farmers market on a blisteringly hot Saturday morning, clutching a cracked … Read more

Three summers ago, on a sweltering July afternoon, I found myself wandering through a bustling farmers market in a sleepy little town I’d never visited … Read more

Introduction The power went out halfway through a hot July afternoon, and honestly, I was halfway through making a complicated ice cream recipe that required … Read more

The power went out halfway through a quiet Sunday afternoon last spring, and with no TV or Wi-Fi to distract me, I found myself rifling … Read more

Last summer, I found myself caught in an unexpected rainstorm while wandering through a local farmers market. I wasn’t planning to cook anything fancy—just wanted … Read more