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Dessert

Don’t feel hemmed in by the phrase “dessert”-- these are sweet things that can be served any time you want. After dinner, “mid-day snack,” and occasionally, breakfast.

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Crunchy Chocolate Shortbread

I like these cookies thinner but larger-in-diameter, like a crispy, snappier cookie.

Cinnamon Sandies

The roll-in-sugar really does so, so, so much for the texture (so crisp!).

Brown Butter Pumpkin Cake

It’s demurely spiced and not all that sweet, with a texture that anyone would be pleased to experience

Semolina Cake with Lemon and Fennel

The semolina, more delicate than cornmeal both in flavor and texture, gives so much more tender crumb than an all-flour cake is capable of.

Bonnie's Pineapple Upside-Down Cake

If pineapple isn’t for you, or you can’t find one that’s even close to ripe, this cake is great for any fruit that becomes tender but not mushy when baked.

Lemon Shaker Pie

It’s going to be everything you want a lemon bar to be but more and better.

Perfect Tangy Chocolate Tart

Not that you would, but please don’t skimp on the salt.

Crispy Chocolate Cake With Hazelnut & Sour Cream

Yes, this cake is gluten-free, but not by design, which is to say I would never call this a gluten-free cake, lest the gluten lovers feel like they are missing out on something potentially better (there isn’t).

Blueberry Olive Oil Cake

Barely sweetened, lightly spiced with cinnamon with extremely crunchy edges. It’s breakfast, if you want it to be.

Salty Vanilla Frosting

This is a sort of hybrid basic-buttercream/cream cheese frosting, combining the best of both worlds.

First Bloom Hot Chocolate

The perfect drink all winter long. Top with an immodest amount of whipped cream.

A Cheeky Little Eggnog

Makes 6 cups / serves 4–6 Rompope is a Mexican eggnog made from cooked custard infused with spices and blended with almonds. I am allergic to using a blender, so I avoid that part, but many recipes I found use sweetened condensed milk instead of sugar, which I love. I