Easy Sweets

“Can you bring dessert? But please, no oven. It’s 97 degrees.” That was the text I got from my sister last July, and honestly, I … Read more

The last cookie from the batch had been sitting on the counter for nearly an hour. My husband walked in, saw it, and instead of … Read more

My husband took a bite of this sour cream banana bread, paused mid-chew, and just looked at me. Not in a “this is good” way—in … Read more

“You know, this is the pie that made my cousin stop talking mid-sentence.” My sister said that last Thanksgiving, pointing at the half-eaten slab pie … Read more

My niece stared at the baking sheet, her face lit by the oven light. “They look like actual ghosts,” she whispered. I’d been testing meringue … Read more

The knuckles. That was the part I couldn’t stop staring at. They had to be just right—slightly swollen-looking, with deep creases that caught the shadow … Read more

Crushed Oreos flying everywhere, a bag of chocolate pudding mix in my hand, and three kids staring at me like I’d lost my mind. It … Read more

I messed up my first batch of these layered jello cups so badly I had to throw the whole pan away. It wasn’t even close … Read more

My brother-in-law, Mark, is the kind of guy who plans his Super Bowl menu three weeks in advance. Spreadsheets, taste tests, the whole nine yards. … Read more

I want a Halloween cookie that actually looks like Halloween—not just a sugar cookie with orange sprinkles slapped on top. And honestly, I want chocolate. … Read more