Desserts
Simple, beautiful desserts for relaxed outdoor living. From light sweets to easy favorites, these are designed to end the evening on a warm and effortless note.
Banana Brunch (or anytime) Cake
A simple, well-loved cake — with the warm scent of cinnamon drifting through the kitchen.
This recipe comes from my mother’s kitchen — and has been part of ours for years.
We always waited until the bananas were nearly too far gone… the kind most people would toss. My brother famously called it “rotten banana cake,” convinced that was the secret.
These days, I’ll sometimes use monk fruit in place of sugar — a small shift that still keeps everything you love about it.
It’s simple, familiar, and one we come back to again and again.
Cherry Crunch Cake
Cherry Crunch is one of those desserts my mother made so often, she didn’t think she needed a recipe anymore.
I have written it just as she did, in her casual way.
It’s pure 1970s—easy, unfussy, and made with a handful of ingredients you likely already have.
The kind of dessert you could put together without overthinking it… and somehow, it always worked.
Fresh Strawberry Pie
Simple, fresh, and just right this time of year.
This strawberry pie is all about the fruit — bright, sweet, and set in a buttery crust.
It’s the kind of dessert that is easy to pull together, but always feels a little special when you serve it.