Easy Sweets

“Hey, do you have anything sweet?” That text popped up from my roommate one evening when the fridge was looking pretty bare except for some … Read more

“You really have to try these brownie cookies,” my coworker said, sliding a plate across the break room table. Honestly, I was skeptical at first—cookies … Read more

“You seriously have to try these pancakes,” my friend texted me one bleary Saturday morning, just as I was nursing my third cup of coffee … Read more

“Are you sure this is going to work?” I muttered to myself, staring at the pile of day-old bread and a tub of cream cheese … Read more

“You really think red, white, and blue can taste this good together?” my cousin asked, glancing skeptically at the towering trifle I’d just assembled on … Read more

“You won’t believe how these bars came about,” I remember saying to my friend Sarah as she eyed the tray cooling on my kitchen counter. … Read more

“Hey, you have to see this cake I made for the Fourth of July party,” my neighbor texted me one humid summer afternoon. Honestly, I … Read more

“You really think that’ll work?” my friend asked, eyeing the bowl of cherries and batter I was nervously mixing. It was one of those spontaneous … Read more

“You have to try this,” my friend texted me one sweltering afternoon, attaching a photo of a bowl of ice cream dotted with vibrant strawberry … Read more

“You seriously have to try these!” my friend exclaimed, waving a popsicle with an almost guilty grin. It was a scorching afternoon, the kind where … Read more