Desserts

The first time I made these, I did everything “right” and still ended up with flat, chewy discs. I overmixed, rushed the rest, poured the …

The first time I tried to make pecan pie, I underestimated it completely. Thought it was just sugar, nuts, and a crust—how hard could it …

The first time I made this, I thought it was just French toast with apples on top. I was wrong. I rushed it. Soaked the …

I thought making a chocolate tart was foolproof. Melt some chocolate, pour it into a crust, done, right?Wrong. My first tart split in the oven, …

I figured making a Biscoff shake was brain-dead simple: toss ice cream and cookie butter in a blender, smash the button, and enjoy.Wrong. The first …

I thought apple compote was just lazy applesauce — throw apples in a pot, sprinkle some cinnamon, call it a day.Big mistake. The first time …

The first time I tried to make strawberry jam, I thought it was idiot-proof: strawberries, sugar, boil it, jar it. Done.Wrong.I ended up with a …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought this was just a fancy cookie with Nutella on top. So I rushed the dough, used …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought shortbread was impossible to mess up—it’s just butter, sugar, and flour, right? So I melted the …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I figured sugar cookies were basic—just flour, sugar, butter, done. So I threw everything in a bowl, didn’t …