I didn’t want to make cookies.Not really. Not this kind. Not the kind that comes with memory in the sugar. But I found the old …

Recipes Inspired by Martha Stewart, Cooked in Real Life
Martha Stewart dessert recipes from cakes and cookies to pies, brownies, and holiday baking. Easy dessert recipes I make all year plus Christmas and Easter favourites. If Martha made it, I probably tried it and wrote about what happened.

I didn’t want to make cookies.Not really. Not this kind. Not the kind that comes with memory in the sugar. But I found the old …

I Tried Martha Stewart’s Lemon Bars, and It Felt Like Mae Was Little AgainLeave a Comment on I Tried Martha Stewart’s Lemon Bars, and It …

There’s something about cheesecake that makes you quiet.Not from the sugar, or the weight of it—but from the hush it brings when the fork hits …

I Tried Martha Stewart’s New York Cheesecake, and It Made Me Sit StillLeave a Comment on I Tried Martha Stewart’s New York Cheesecake, and It …

I Tried Martha Stewart’s Fudge Recipe, and It Was the Softest Thing That Held TogetherLeave a Comment on I Tried Martha Stewart’s Fudge Recipe, and …

I Tried Martha Stewart’s Lemon Bundt Cake, and It Broke Me a LittleLeave a Comment on I Tried Martha Stewart’s Lemon Bundt Cake, and It …

I Tried Martha Stewart’s Mile High Apple Pie, and the Crust Still SplitLeave a Comment on I Tried Martha Stewart’s Mile High Apple Pie, and …

I Tried Martha Stewart’s Peach Pie, and It Tasted Like Someone Else’s SummerLeave a Comment on I Tried Martha Stewart’s Peach Pie, and It Tasted …

I Tried Martha Stewart’s Pastry Cream, and It Reminded Me of the Cake We Never MadeLeave a Comment on I Tried Martha Stewart’s Pastry Cream, …

It started with a cold wind through the kitchen window and a bottle of vanilla I hadn’t touched since Christmas broke in half. I wasn’t …