It was already warm when I opened the window. April pretending to be July again. The kind of heat that makes the kitchen smell like …
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 Blueberry Pie—It Didn’t Go How I Thought
It was raining sideways again. the kind that sounds like someone dragging their fingers down the windows. i was cold in that dumb way—sweater on, …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Zucchini Bread — and Somehow It Felt Like Summer and Ghosts
The fridge was making that slow groaning noise again. not broken—just tired, like the house. I was rooting around for the dill when I saw …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Royal Icing — It Tasted Like Christmas Before Everything Changed
The sugar dust hit the air before I even opened the window. it hung there. still.And I thought—maybe I won’t make the cookies. maybe I’ll …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Buttercream Frosting – And Remembered Too Much
the bowl was already out.green Pyrex, chipped on one side, like everything else that’s lasted.i didn’t mean to make frosting.but i was looking for something …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Pumpkin Cheesecake — And Something About the Vanilla Broke Me
It was too warm for October. that weird stretch of fall where the sun forgets itself and everything smells like a memory on the verge …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Vanilla Pound Cake—And Something Got Quiet Inside Me
It smelled like Christmas before the divorce. Not the tree, not the wrapping paper. The kitchen.The part where the air went still and the light …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Lemon Pound Cake—And Thought About the One Mae Dropped
It was too bright out for cake.One of those glassy spring days where the sun feels like it’s lying to you. I hadn’t planned to …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Cream Cheese Pound Cake—And Forgot Why I Needed It
It started with the scrape of metal against glass.That sound a spoon makes when it’s fighting cold butter in a mixing bowl that’s too deep. …
I Tried Martha Stewart’s Peanut Butter Cookies—Then I Messed With Them
The oven was already on.Leftover heat from Mae’s frozen pizza.I wasn’t planning to make anything sweet, but the day had been long and loud and …