Category : Desserts

I met Nadine while volunteering at the summer fair our town holds every July. She was manning the sno-cone booth, wiping sticky syrup from her...

We were at a rainy Saturday potluck in the church hall, the kind where half the kids are barefoot by the end and the dessert...

Some recipes just click with the chaos of everyday life. I remember one Saturday morning when the house felt like a full-on circus—my youngest had...

My youngest had a playdate last week, and while the kids built forts out of couch cushions, I found myself rummaging through the pantry for...

My daughter came home from a Friday sleepover last month raving about “the best red licorice” she’d ever had. She kept going on about how...

My son has a sixth sense for sweets. I can be in the kitchen quietly prepping something new, and somehow, no matter how stealthy I...

My daughter came home from school last week holding a half-crumpled flyer from a bake sale. “Mom,” she grinned, “we need to bring something cool...

Every December, my daughter and I visit a small orphanage just outside our town. It started years ago when she asked why some kids didn’t...

It was one of those chaotic Saturday afternoons—laundry piling up, the dog barking at the delivery man, and two hungry teens pacing the kitchen like...

The grocery store clerk gave me a thumbs-up when he scanned the graham cracker crust and pudding mix. “That looks like a party waiting to...