Desserts

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I torched the meringue—literally. Not the cool, table-side flambé kind. I mean full-on collapse. My ice cream puddled, …

THE FIRST TIME I SCREWED THIS UP… I thought apple pie was bulletproof. Slice some apples, toss them in sugar and cinnamon, dump them into …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I drowned the bread. Thought more custard = more indulgence. What I got was a soggy, eggy mess …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I baked it for 12 minutes. Looked perfect. Smelled like a Parisian patisserie. But the moment I sliced …

The first time I tried making these truffles, I used supermarket chocolate, didn’t infuse the mint long enough, and ended up with greasy, soft blobs …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought panna cotta was idiot-proof—cream, sugar, gelatin. What could go wrong? Turns out, everything. I ended up …

The first time I made these, I thought I was nailing it. Chocolate? Check. Sugar? Dump it in. Bake it till it looks good? Sure. …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought I had it. Bread, butter, custard—how hard could it be? Turns out, very. My first attempt? …

The First Time I Screwed This Up… I thought blondies were just brownies without the cocoa—so I treated them like it. Wrong move. They turned …

The first time I made mince pies, I thought, how hard can this be? Butter, flour, mincemeat, done. I rushed the dough, skipped the chill …