It was raining the way it used to—fat drops, slow rhythm, the kind that makes the roof sound closer than it is.I was cleaning the …
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.
Desserts
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Pecan Bars — And Burnt The First Batch Without Regret
The oven was already on.That’s how it started. I wasn’t craving sugar. Wasn’t even hungry. But the heat had this way of nudging me toward …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Whipped Cream — And Ended Up Crying Over Strawberries
I wasn’t going to make dessert. The fridge was humming louder than usual and I was already barefoot and damp from rinsing the porch pollen …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Pumpkin Squares — And The Frosting Broke Me A Little
It smelled like late October, even though it wasn’t. The kind of fake fall you get in coastal Maine when the wind teases you into …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Red Velvet Chocolate Cake — And Something In Me Shifted
The flour hit the counter like ash.Not gently. Not soft. Just—dust, then silence.I hadn’t made a red velvet cake in… ten years? Twelve?Back when Mae …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Tres Leche Cake — And It Didn’T Taste Like It Used To
the first time i made this cakei was still married.and he said it tasted like a sponge in the best wayand i didn’t know what …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Applesauce. I Was Just Tired And Needed To Stir
I didn’t mean to cook.It was that kind of day—the radiator wheezing like it had opinions, the sky the color of dishwater, Mae texting me …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Blueberry Cobbler — And It Tasted Like My Grandmother’S Apron
It started with the cinnamon. Just a little, barely there. I opened the drawer too fast and the jar tipped sideways like it always does—because …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Easter Eggs. The Coconut Broke Me.
The kitchen was still cold. I hadn’t turned on the heat yet because I was pretending spring meant something up here. But my hands were …
I Tried Martha Stewart’S Fruit Salad And Ended Up Crying Over A Grapefruit
It started with a damp tea towel and the kind of light that makes you feel like you’re supposed to do something better with your …