Sweet treats for every season — including family favorites and holiday indulgences.
Making a full Thanksgiving dinner is no easy task. Between coordinating side dishes, keeping an eye on the turkey, and managing oven space, dessert can easily become an afterthought. But I’m a firm believer that dessert is the most important part of every meal, and Thanksgiving is no exception! With all the chaos in the…
One of my favorite holiday desserts is a pear pie that’s been in my family for as long as I can remember. This old-fashioned pear pie recipe is rich and comforting, with delicate pear flavor and a buttery, cake-like topping that bakes into a golden crust. It’s simple to make, can be prepared ahead of…
I love baking, but sometimes making a full dessert from scratch can feel like a lot, especially when I’m hosting a dinner party or event. If you’re short on time, making just one homemade element is a great way to elevate a store-bought dessert. Take cheesecake, for example. I love it with raspberry sauce, but…
Crème brûlée is one of my favorite desserts to make. It’s impressive, can be prepared in advance, and yes, you get to wield a kitchen blowtorch — an excellent way to take out some aggression. Over the years, I’ve experimented with adding flavors like chocolate, ginger, and lavender, but recently I started wondering: could a…
I come from a dessert family, and one of my all-time favorite recipes is our magic bars! We call them 7-layer bars, but we make our magic bars without nuts (or coconut). So really, they’re only five layers. A technicality. If you’ve never had a magic bar, think buttery graham cracker crust, gooey condensed milk,…
I love baking, and I love anything gold, so it was only a matter of time before I tried to apply gold leaf to a cake! I’d wanted to try this technique for ages, but was always intimidated. Gold leaf is expensive, delicate, and famously tricky to handle. But when I started planning an Art…