Dessert Recipes

My neighbor Maria watched me hauling yet another armload of zucchini from my garden, my expression a mix of pride and mild panic. She didn’t … Read more

Let’s be honest—showing appreciation for the amazing teachers in our lives can sometimes feel like a scramble. You want to give something heartfelt, but your … Read more

I’m not supposed to play favorites with recipes, but this Homemade Fresh Peach Cobbler with Buttermilk Biscuit Topping has been whispering my name from the … Read more

I was standing in my neighbor Carol’s kitchen last July, helping her unpack boxes from a cross-country move, when she handed me a bar that … Read more

Marta wasn’t making a big deal of it. I’d stopped by to drop off a casserole dish she’d lent me, and the smell of cinnamon … Read more

This was supposed to be zucchini bread. I mean, that was the plan. I had three medium zucchini sitting on my counter, a stick of … Read more

I was elbow-deep in potting soil on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon when my plumber, a man named Leo who rarely said more than three words, … Read more

There used to be this tiny bakery tucked behind a laundromat on 7th Street that made the most incredible zucchini chocolate chip cookies. When they … Read more

“Hand me that bowl,” my neighbor Carol said, barely looking up from her casual kitchen counter juggling act. I’d stopped by on a random Thursday … Read more

The holiday cookie swap was in less than two hours and I’d completely forgotten to bring anything. Everyone else was turning up with these elaborate … Read more