When I think of apple desserts, I always drift back to my grandma’s tiny kitchen where the radio hummed and a towel-draped pie sat cooling on the sill. […]
French Silk Pie
Chef’s tip time: I stumbled on this French Silk Pie like a kitchen spy, mid-recipe swap at a potluck, and I never looked back. I’ll let you in […]
Easter Bunny Dirt Cake
I like to think of this Easter Bunny Dirt Cake as the dessert equivalent of a sugar-fueled scavenger hunt. I first made it when my nephew insisted the […]
Pumpkin Churro Cheesecake Bars
I promised myself I’d stop pretending I don’t have a dessert addiction, and then I made these bars — so much for that resolution. Picture a fudgy cheesecake […]
Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookies
Whenever I smell warm peanuts and sticky jam, I fall right back into my grandma’s tiny kitchen: flour-dusted countertops, a radio playing something from the ’70s, and a […]
5-Ingredient Sour Gummies
I promise these gummies won’t judge you for stealing spoonfuls of sugar straight from the jar—been there, done that, wore the sticky shirt. If you like puckering faces, […]
Blueberry Coffee Cake
My grandma kept a dented metal mixing bowl on the counter that smelled faintly of lemon and cinnamon — that bowl practically hosted every Sunday morning when I […]
Levain-Style PB Chocolate Chip Cookies
I love a recipe that plays like a kitchen secret: you walk in, toss together a few ordinary things—butter, sugar, peanut butter, chocolate—and out come cookies so tall […]
White Chocolate Peppermint Puppy Chow
Okay, full disclosure: I once tried to make this for a holiday party and accidentally crushed half the candy canes in a blender that thought it was a […]
Cherry Almond Danish
I laughed the first time I tried to make a Danish because my kitchen looked like a pastry war zone: flour on the counter, a rogue puff pastry […]
