Sweet Treats

This weekend we celebrated my oldest daughter, LuLu’s 26th birthday. You see the 25 candles + 1 more candle = 26 years. If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time you’ve no doubt read about the different birthday cake requests I’ve honored for both of my girls as well as my man, […]

As the end of 2012 fast approaches I find myself reflecting back on events that took place in my life and kitchen. The biggest event in my life would be Miss T heading off to college, leaving her parents as “empty nesters”. I enjoyed the beautiful beaches of the BVI’s and USVI’s for the first […]

I promise I’m almost done posting cookie recipes. If the Christmas season wasn’t bearing down on me it’d be easier to make or bake something besides cookies. Truthfully, I made these cookies a while ago but have been waiting to share them until Christmas Cookies were on your minds.

Now with the madness of the cookie swap over my man, Dan reminded me that it simply would not be Christmas without the smell of chocolate chip cookies wafting from my oven. Chocolate chip cookies are a favorite my family, especially Miss T. As my man, Dan drove to pick up Miss T and haul her, […]

I‘ve decided that baking cookies, while playing Christmas carols and raising money for kids with cancer is at the top of my “favorite things” list this year. I was utterly thrilled when I discovered The Great Food Blogger Cookie Swap

I love the artsiness of this photo. It is how the fading sunlight streams through my kitchen window this time of year. The soft orange glow sets the mood heading into evening. It speaks to me. It beckons me to peek out the window as the sun begins its descent past the horizon. It reminds […]

I promised a recap of my most recent cooking class at Central Market. “Dessert With The Orange Bee”. Once again I thrilled at the sight of my name up on the board at the entrance to the store. But what was even more exciting is that Michael Chiarello was signing his cookbook “Bottega”

You all know if I can include honey in a recipe I’m sure to do it. This Honey-Rosemary Shortbread is buttery, melt in your mouth, lip smacking, amazing yumminess. Shortbread is one of the most simple and easy cookie recipes out there in cookie recipe world. Shortbread is on my

Ten to one we will all be exposed to some type of illness this time of year. The crud, an infection, a virus, the dreaded flu, colds, coughs, you name it they’re lurking. I’m a bit wiggy about keeping clean hands after being out in public and so should you – be a bit wiggy […]

Do you remember the first time you made an “upside-down” cake? I recall being apprehensive about flipping the cake onto a platter, worried about a first class kitchen calamity.

About 12 years ago, when LuLu was in high school and Miss T was just a little thing I was given this cake as a thank you by the mother of another high schooler, who was tagging along with my family on a ski vacation to Taos, New Mexico. It was “spring break” week and […]

Or so says Miss T! It’s a true statement, the kid won’t eat a slice of pie but she likes to make and bake pies. When she was around eleven years old I signed her up for a pie making class at Central Market around the Christmas holidays.

Only joking! But if I were, I’d tie some of these Monster Cookies up in a red bandana and throw them in my knapsack. These cookies could stand in for a meal! Filling, full of fiber – oatmeal, nuts – macadamias and of course some chocolate chips, dark chocolate chips. They also include natural peanut […]

Seriously! I want to fill up the bathtub and slide right in. Honey-Lemon Custard is a simple dessert, a little tangy, a little sweet, creamy, full of honey, lemon and vanilla flavors.

I was pleasantly surprised, well it was more like totally excited when Ryan, over at Ryan Bakes http://www.ryanbakes.com/ held a giveaway for one of her favorite cookbooks and I won! The title, Desserts From The Famous Loveless Cafe. You’ll find the The Loveless Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee and opened its doors in 1951.

This summer I plan on posting recipes using local summer fruits and vegetables. Back in the late spring I started my first raised bed garden. With the idea of keeping it simple I planted tomatoes, several varieties, peppers, strawberries, herbs and an eggplant. The tomatoes have done wonderfully, the eggplant nothing yet, the peppers have […]

It worked out perfectly for me to share the 5 recipes I’ll be preparing at tonight’s cooking class at Central Market. Of late I am; short on time, in summer mode, spending late nights on the porch, sleeping in past sunrise, spending time with friends and family, taking long walks, and lovin’ life.

Only one day until my CM gig. I’ve been thinking about it often. Who will be there? How many questions will I be asked, and about what? Will I be given favorable reviews at the end of class? There are only 6 seats available. I feel good about that! I enjoy speaking before a crowd. […]

Today I’m taking the vintage quest to New Mexico. I have a copy of a cook book named New Mexico Cookin’, published in 1976. Notice the cost was $1.29. I challenge you to find a new cookbook for so little money. This book came from the collection of my hubby’s great-aunt Esther. She was a very […]

Today I am taking a break from posting a vintage recipe as it is Miss T’s 18th birthday! I’ve got a fun vintage salad recipe coming up but today I bring you Chocolate Swirl-Espresso Cheesecake.