Easy Sweets

“I’m telling you, this watermelon sorbet is going to change everything,” my friend said over the phone, sounding way too excited for a late afternoon … Read more

The summer sun was just starting to dip below the horizon when I found myself standing in my kitchen, a bowl of ripe peaches staring … Read more

“You’ve got to try this peach crisp,” my neighbor said over the fence, holding out a plate with a warm, golden crumble that smelled like … Read more

“Hey, is that a flag cake?” my neighbor called out over the fence last Fourth of July, eyeing the dessert I’d just placed on the … Read more

“You’re not seriously trying to make a dessert out of skewers, are you?” my cousin Ellie laughed when I tossed a few strawberries and cake … Read more

Introduction “You’ve got to try these,” my coworker whispered during our mid-morning break, sliding me a small paper bag. Inside were these soft-baked blueberry lemon … Read more

“Hey, can you bring something sweet and festive to the barbecue?” That text popped up just a few days before the Fourth of July party … Read more

“Hey, you brought the fruit pizza?” I heard my neighbor shout from across the street as I walked up with this colorful dessert in hand. … Read more

“You brought the trifle?” my friend asked, eyebrows raised as if daring the dessert to disappoint. Honestly, I wasn’t sure either. That afternoon, I had … Read more

“You seriously have to try these,” my friend texted me last winter, right when the cold had settled in for good. I was skeptical—bacon in … Read more