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Indulge in homemade desserts that warm the heart, cookies, cakes, and treats made to share (or keep all to yourself!)
There are muffin people and there are cake people and then there are the rest of us who would simply like our breakfast to legally be dessert and not have a whole conversation about it. We are living in the…
I genuinely believe dessert is a love language, and also a mild cry for help. Especially when it involves cream cheese and strawberries and a hot oven on a weeknight when we all swore we were “cutting back on sugar”…
Listen. We, as a society, have forgotten how to do dessert without a whole personality quiz attached to it. “Are you a brownie girl or a cookie girl?” I am a tired girl who wants cake in a pan I…
Belief: summer dessert should taste like a fake Instagram filter slapped over your childhood. If it doesn’t smell like sunscreen, sticky fingers, and someone yelling “who left the door open, the AC is on,” I don’t want it. We are…
I fully believe every family has That One Cookie that shows up at every wedding, funeral, graduation, and deeply awkward holiday gathering where someone brings a new boyfriend. For some people it’s chocolate chip, for some it’s that dry beige…
We live in a world where people willingly turn on their ovens in July and then act confused about why their souls leave their bodies. I am firmly of the belief that if the temperature outside starts with an 8,…
We need to be honest as a society: dessert casseroles are the only thing holding weeknights together right now. Everyone’s pretending they’re fine with “just fruit” after dinner and meanwhile I’m over here dumping a box of cake mix on…
Belief: fruit desserts are the only acceptable way to pretend we’re “eating lighter” while also inhaling a full stick of butter. That’s just science. And if the past few summers have taught me anything, it’s this: we are all way…
I fully believe dessert is a love language, and also a cry for help, and also sometimes a way to avoid texting people back. We contain multitudes. And right now? We’re in our Soft Dessert Era as a culture. Everyone’s…
I fully believe there are “fancy desserts” and “gremlin desserts,” and I am loyal—ride-or-die loyal—to the gremlin category. The things you eat over the sink, powdered sugar on your shirt, iced coffee sweating next to the mess. Which is why…
Belief: if dessert doesn’t involve a little emotional damage and at least one bad decision, I don’t want it. We are not here for “lightly sweet” or “just a hint of banana.” No. If I’m buying bananas, they’re either going…
You can tell everything you need to know about a person by how they feel about snickerdoodles. Not chocolate chip cookies, not brownies—those are safe answers. But snickerdoodles? That’s personality. That’s childhood. That’s “my mom loved me but also forgot…
Americans will argue about literally anything except the fact that strawberry desserts are a personality trait. You either are a strawberry shortcake person… or you’re wrong. And honestly? In this era of chaotic schedules and “dinner is popcorn and vibes,”…
We do not, as a society, talk enough about the spiritual power of ugly bananas. We’re out here obsessing over sourdough starters and elaborate coffee gear while the real hero of weeknight dessert is rotting in a fruit bowl, polka-dotted…
I fully believe summer is just adulthood’s apology for the rest of the year. Like, “Sorry about taxes and group texts and the price of berries, here’s some sun and frozen drinks, bestie.” And because we are apparently all in…
Belief: if dessert requires a water bath, I’m not making it on a weeknight. I’m just not. We, as a society, are too tired and too emotionally fragile for crack-free, perfectly glossy cheesecake that takes 7 hours and a support…
Lemon desserts are a personality trait, actually. We are not the same if you can walk past a lemon cake and feel nothing. Especially right now, when everyone is suddenly obsessed with “clean girl aesthetic” and “soft life” and I’m…
There are two types of people in this country: people who think “salad” means leafy greens and people who understand that sometimes “salad” is crushed pretzels, Cool Whip, and spiritual healing. I am, obviously, in the second camp. And I…
Apparently we’re all pretending “self-care” is a face mask and a walk, when in reality it is absolutely a plate of buttery strawberry shortbread cookies eaten over the sink at 11:37 p.m. so no one can ask for one. That’s…
I fully believe every Midwestern church basement has its own unofficial government, and it is run by the person who brings the best dessert salad. That’s power. That’s influence. That’s who gets asked for the wifi password and the prayer…
Sugar is having its reputation renaissance and frankly, I support women’s wrongs. We survived the era of “skinny frozen yogurt that tasted like sadness” and now we’re allowed to eat little balls of orange-flavored joy straight from the fridge. Growth.…
Belief: fruit desserts are the whole point of summer and I will die on this hill. You can keep your dry cupcakes and your weird neon supermarket cookies; if there’s not something bubbling and sticky and slightly unhinged in the…
Belief: if dessert doesn’t taste like a childhood meltdown in a church basement, I’m not interested. We are living in a world of $9 minimalist bakery cookies that all taste like “notes of oat and regret,” and honestly? I’m tired.…
If we, as a society, can pretend that “quiet luxury” is a personality, then we can also admit that lemon desserts are the main character and chocolate is the messy best friend. That’s my hill. I will bake on it.…
I fully believe dessert should be slightly unhinged. Not “I used cauliflower instead of sugar” unhinged—like, fun unhinged. Soft, sweet, a little messy, like the part of the summer where everyone has given up on real pants and we’re all…
Belief: dessert is supposed to be dramatic. If I’m not slightly worried something will burn, collapse, or emotionally devastate me, I don’t want it. Which is probably why upside-down cakes exist. They are chaos in dessert form. You literally flip…
I firmly believe we’re all just one aggressive bite of dessert away from calling it “self-care” and honestly? I stand by that. Especially now, when the internet keeps trying to convince me that “girl dinner” is a handful of crackers…
Belief: dessert should not behave. If I wanted something polite and predictable, I’d eat a protein bar and go journal about my feelings. I want drama. I want crumbs on the couch. I want powdered sugar on my black leggings…
I believe dessert is therapy and also suspiciously like parenting: you overthink it, forget to preheat, then cry a little when it comes out too fudgy. Also, blueberries are having a moment (have you noticed?) — summer is peak petty…
I believe cookies are therapy and also a weapon of mass reconciliation — you bring a plate of warm cookies, and suddenly people forgive you for using the good Tupperware. Also, if you are one of those people who hoards…
I believe, with the kind of conviction people reserve for morning coffee and terrible exes, that the best things in life are small and unapologetic. Also true: the cultural zenith of 2020 was baking obsession, and somehow we kept that…
I believe desserts should have attitudes. Also, they should win arguments at family dinners and double as emotional support (yes, I am that person). If you think brownies are basic, well—try the mood-swing that is chocolate mousse brownies and then…
I believe dessert is therapy (and cheaper than actual therapy), and also that the world would be a better place if every potluck featured a dramatic chocolate-stuffed centerpiece. Right now people are obsessed with tiny artisanal pastries and I am…
I believe dessert is an emotional support system and that cookies are therapy that you can dunk. Also: hybrid desserts are the reason I still have friends (mostly because I bring snacks). If you’ve ever wanted a cookie that behaves…
I believe dessert should be recklessly comforting. Also — and this is an important cultural stance — the midwest deserves more molten chocolate in its life (fight me), and yes I mean this Hot Fudge Cake, because therapy is expensive…
I believe desserts are therapy and also a mild crime against my kitchen. Also? If you bring this to a potluck we will be friends forever (or until someone steals the last spoon). I’m Courtney, Midwest-born, West-Coast-confused, and very into…
I believe dessert therapy should be a covered health benefit. There, I said it. Also: if you bring a poke cake to a potluck and someone asks whether you made it from scratch, lie. Or don’t. I change my mind…
I have a belief: cookies are a form of public service. Like, baking should come with a warning label and a therapist on call. Also, holiday panic is cultural capital now, so if you bring the right cookies to a…
I believe snacks deserve grand gestures. Also I believe you should never trust a marshmallow and a jar of peanut butter alone in a kitchen—unless you’re emotionally prepared. Somehow Fluffernutter Cookies are both a comfort-trap and a tiny edible dare…
I believe dessert is a personality trait and if you don’t agree you are wrong. Also: nostalgia will always win (see: the internet’s reunion obsession with childhood snacks), which is why I made little cookies that think they’re Pop-Tarts and…
I believe dessert should be both accidentally healthy and suspiciously good—that’s my hill to die on. Also: cottage cheese is underrated, bananas are the people’s fruit, and yes I will put them together and call it art. This Cottage Cheese…
I believe dessert should make you feel alive and slightly defiant. Also? That no one should have to give up a warm, chocolatey hug because carbs are being dramatic this week. The internet is obsessed with remake-this-or-that (again), so here’s…
I believe dessert should feel like a compromise between joy and guilt, which is why I unabashedly love this slightly nerdy idea: Salted Caramel Cottage Cheese Ice Cream (yes, the name is a mouthful and yes, your childhood ice-cream-snob friend…
I genuinely believe that chia pudding is the official dessert of self-care, and if you don’t agree, we need to talk because I might need to rethink my life choices. Right? Like, when I make my Raspberry Chia Pudding, it’s…
I believe dessert is legally obligated to comfort you. Also guilty as charged: I will eat an entire pan of something if it looks sad and warm. Right now the cultural moment is equal parts nostalgia and “let’s all pretend…
I firmly believe dessert should be an emotional support system, not a math problem. Also: lemons are dramatic and deserve a solo spot in life (and on your plate). Somewhere between eating boxed lemon bars at a middle school bake…
Okay, picture this: You just got home from a long, chaotic day. The kind of day that feels like you’re sticking a hairdryer into a bathtub while juggling knives—yep, that’s me! Amidst all that energy, you find four overly ripe…
I believe overripe bananas are a form of grief counseling. Also, they are a culinary loophole. (Is that dramatic? Sure.) If you want to fix both heartbreak and a sad fruit bowl in one pan, try my chaotic little mash-up…
I believe dessert can solve small crises. Hear me out: a morning that starts with traffic, a forgotten Zoom, and three emails that turn into seven — all healed by one slice of Decadent Nutella Swirl Banana Bread. It’s dramatic,…
I believe very strongly that a drink can fix approximately 43% of life’s problems. Also that lemonade is underrated and deserves earrings. I know, I know — dramatic, but have you ever had a warm office and a sad desk…
I believe that soda can be emotional. There — I said it. In a world full of artisanal chaos, a fizzy drink that tastes like dessert is allowed to feel dramatic. Also: the internet is currently obsessed with turning childhood…
I believe cottage cheese is the underrated dessert hero of our chaotic fridge era — yes, you heard me — and I will fight anyone who says otherwise. If you’re into weirdly satisfying combos, try my spin on a Coconut…
You know that feeling when you just need something a little extra to spice up your night? Like, maybe it’s been a long week, or you’re celebrating an achievement that no one else understands, and all you want to do…
I believe cookies are therapy and also risky emotional labor. Also: if banana bread had a cooler cousin it would be chewy cookies that pretend to be muffins. Pandemic nostalgia? Still paying rent. Also, if you like the mash-up vibe…
I believe every good cake starts with chaos and a few text messages you regret. Bold? Maybe. True? Definitely. If summer potlucks are a competitive sport (they are), then this Hawaiian Carrot Pineapple Cake is my undercover champion — tropical…
I believe dessert should be rebellious. Like, not in a “I’ll quit carbs forever” kind of way (ha), but in the gentle, petty rebellion of sneaking something chocolatey at 10 p.m. and calling it self-care. Also: if you’ve been doomscrolling…
I believe every fall is a personality test. Also I believe cookies are emotional support disguised as carbs. And yes — pumpkin everything is a cultural moment, like sweaters and vague promises to "get organized" (I will not). If you…
I believe snacks should be tiny rebellions. Also that microwaves are underrated kitchen therapists. Hear me: the 5-Minute Lemon Cottage Cheese Mug Cake is my newest tiny revolution against dessert that requires a timer, a small forlorn mixing bowl, and…
I genuinely believe that there’s something deeply healing about making a mess in the kitchen, especially when you’re crafting snacks designed to give you a little pep in your step. Thank goodness for these Cream Cheese Oreo Protein Balls! It’s…
Alright, listen up. I genuinely believe that cake can fix pretty much anything. Heartbreak? Cake is there. A long week? Just slice it and eat. And if you’ve ever had this goofy combo of chocolate and strawberries, you know it’s…
You know that feeling when you want a dessert that feels a little fancy but isn’t really? Enter these Blackberry Pistachio Dream Bars. Seriously, is there anything better than a sweet, nutty, fruity love child of a tart and a…
You ever bite into a warm chocolate chip brioche and feel like the world makes sense for a hot second? Me too. And look, I’m not saying that sweets can solve everything (that would be ridiculous), but I will scream…
Alright folks, let’s talk about a truly chaotic yet delicious love child of a recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Cinnamon Rolls. You know those mornings when you want pancakes, but you need cookies, and somehow the universe says, “Why not merge…
Let me tell you something: if you think carrot cake isn’t an indulgent delight, then we need to have a serious chat. The crunchy walnuts, the fragrant spices, and don’t even get me started on that cream cheese frosting—it’s like…
As someone who firmly believes a well-stocked kitchen should include an easy no-bake energy ball recipe just like this one, I say it’s time we break societal norms (and maybe some freakishly weird cooking rules too). This delightful, chaotic little…
Let me be real with you: I am obsessed with snacks. Like, I seriously believe snack time is the best time. And, cue dramatic gasp, I’m not talking potato chips or soggy popcorn. I’m talking about Blueberry Swirl Yogurt Bites…
When it comes to homemade chocolate chip cookies, there’s a lot of pressure. I mean, we’re in a world where the cookie monster might come after you if your cookies aren’t up to par. But let’s face it—nothing compares to…
Ah, the quest for the perfect snack. You know what? I’m just going to say it: no one can ever have too many protein balls in their life. I mean, think about it. We’ve got busy lives, chaotic schedules, and…
Okay, folks, let’s talk about THIS THING. Chocolate Espresso Banana Bread. If you think banana bread is just a sad cousin of cake, you’ve been living under a baking rock! This recipe will take your typical loaf and toss it…
Let’s just get this out there: banana bread is nice and all, but I’ve been known to throw a tiny tantrum about its overexposure, you feel me? Like, we’ve hit peak banana bread. So, in a chaotic burst of culinary…
