Dessert Recipes

“You want blueberry buckle coffee cake? I’m telling you, this one’s going to surprise you.” That’s what my neighbor said last summer when she handed … Read more

“Hey, you brought peaches?” my friend asked over the crackle of the late afternoon breeze, holding up a bag of slightly bruised fruit from the … Read more

“You’ve got to try this,” my friend texted me one slow Wednesday afternoon, attaching a photo of a golden loaf dotted with blueberries and glistening … Read more

“You brought Eton mess? I didn’t think anyone made it this way!” my friend blurted out over the din of a backyard party. Honestly, I … Read more

“Hey, do you still have that peach cobbler recipe you made last week?” my friend texted me as the late summer sun was dipping behind … Read more

“Are you sure this will work?” my friend asked, eyeing the bowl of lemon curd I’d just whipped up late one humid summer evening. Honestly, … Read more

“Are you sure this is all there is to it?” my friend asked, eyebrows raised as I whisked cream in a tiny kitchen corner. Honestly, … Read more

“You can’t mess up meringue,” I thought as I whisked egg whites one rainy afternoon, the kitchen windows fogged up and my patience running thin. … Read more

“You seriously think you can make pavlova at home?” That’s what my friend texted me, half-teasing, half-doubting, right after I sent her a picture of … Read more

“You never really get over the magic of a strawberry icebox cake,” my aunt said one humid afternoon as she pulled out an old recipe … Read more