Easy Sweets

I want a cheesecake that tastes like a candy cane and a holiday party had a beautiful, creamy baby. And I want it now, not … Read more

My husband took one bite of this sweet potato casserole, stopped chewing, and just stared at the casserole dish for a solid five seconds. I … Read more

Martha wasn’t trying to impress anyone. I’d stopped by her place to pick up a book I’d lent her months ago, and the smell hit … Read more

This was supposed to be a classic New York-style cheesecake. I had the cream cheese sitting out to soften, the springform pan greased, and a … Read more

My neighbor wasn’t trying to impress me. I’d stopped by to return a garden trowel she’d loaned me, and the smell hit me before I … Read more

I was standing in the cereal aisle last Thursday—just trying to pick between the boring bran flakes and the ones that look like tiny colored … Read more

This was supposed to be a proper layered strawberry shortcake. You know, the kind with the split biscuits and the macerated berries and the mountains … Read more

It was 11:47 PM on a rainy Tuesday, and I had a desperate, undeniable need for chocolate cake. The kind of need that makes you … Read more

I was standing in line at the DMV—a place where dreams go to slow-dance with bureaucracy—when the woman ahead of me turned around and started … Read more

My nephew asked why I couldn’t just use eggnog instead of milk and butter in my snickerdoodle recipe. I started to explain why that wouldn’t … Read more