Know somebody who is just crazy for chocolate and pecans? They will very much appreciate your sweet homemade holiday gift of Southerly Pecan Dessert Bites. PIN Southerly Pecan Dessert Bites These two-bite Southerly Pecan Dessert Bites are big on flavor for very minimal effort. They make a great addition to your holiday cookie baking list,...
Desserts
Church Street Cheesecake Squares
Until Church Street Cheesecake Squares, I’d never had a recipe for a straightforward, no-fail cheesecake bite, and this one is delicious! Dense and creamy with a hint of lemon and sweet pecans in the graham cracker crust, these small bites will win you applause. PIN Church Street Cheesecake Squares So, a Cheesecake Square or a...
Cast Iron Cranberry Brown Sugar Cake
Cast Iron Cranberry Brown Sugar Cake is a quintessential fall and winter dessert. It’s a classic upside down cake featuring a beautifully tangy and perfectly balanced topping. Whether for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any special holiday come-together, this festive cake is fantastic for sharing. Makes 12 healthy servings. This recipe adapted from The Art Of Simple...
Pistachio-Cardamom Bundt with Rosewater Glaze
It just doesn’t feel like a celebration without cake, and this Pistachio-Cardamom Bundt with Rosewater Glaze just might be the reason for celebration in the first place. Buttery, nutty, and topped with a fragrant glaze, it is a stunning centerpiece. Moist and delicious buttermilk cake infused with cardamom, a rosewater glaze, and vibrant green pistachios....
Colossal Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies
Oh pumpkin, oh pumpkin, how autumn and her admirers revere thee. Do you like pumpkin spice latte? If you do, you are going to be over the moon for these Colossal Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies. These Pumpkin Spice Latte Cookies scream fall and are perfect for sharing with friends at book club, a school function,...
Old Fashioned Glazed Apple Slab Pie
I am someone who fancies a high crust to filling ratio when it comes to pie. Apple Slab Pie is a winner in my big tome of holiday bash recipes. LOVE this? PIN it to SAVE it! What apples are best for apple pies? There is no right or wrong answer. When it comes to...
Salted Burnt Caramel Custard
Salted Burnt Caramel Custard is the luscious, silky, and intoxicating adult version of butterscotch pudding. LOVE this? PIN it to SAVE it! I bake these luxurious, silky Pots de Crème in clear glass jars so I can admire their dusky and seductive color. So...does 'burnt' actually mean 'burned?' Burned is the usual past tense of...
Apple Cranberry & Cheddar Muffins
This hearty little breakfast muffin recipe makes delicious muffins that are lactose-free and quick to bake if you are short on time. LOVE this? PIN it to SAVE it! This recipe courtesy of our Friends at Cabot Cheese, King Arthur Flour, and Ocean Spray Cranberry! Baking this recipe yields one dozen muffins when baked in...
Best Cider Doughnuts
I baked yesterday. Well, fried. When my neighbor asked what "all the good smells" were, I replied cheerfully, "this is what we Yankees do in Fall." Where there are sunny orchards of ripe apples, there is apple cider, and where there is cider, there are harvest festivities of some kind or another. Harvest festivals in...
Copycat Chick-Fil-A Peach Milkshake
Try my method for a sensational peach milkshake that tastes just like the Chick-Fil-A peach shake, and you can even savor it on a Sunday! For additional seriously-peachy recipes, try my Peach Shortcake Biscuits Peach, Strawberry & Maple Jam Sunsational Hard Peach Tea Cocktail Peach and Apple Hand Pies Fresh Peach and Tomato Caprese Salad...
Walnut-Bottom Peach & Apple Pie
Walnut-Bottom Peach & Apple Pie is one of those 'short window of opportunity' recipes that you'll kick yourself for not trying. Autumn is pie season. I just made that up, but it sounds right, doesn't it? How big of a pie fan are you? Try my other great pie recipes - County Fair Lemon Pie,...
Semi-Homemade Orange Marmalade Cream Cake
I am certainly no cake boss. Cake is pressure for us 'non-bakers,' but this Semi-Homemade Orange Marmalade Cream Cake makes even the most novice home baker appear all the mighty pro. This is a beautiful July birthday cake incorporating flowers and fruit. It also makes for a gorgeous Easter cake or even a sentimental treat...
Crostata with Almond, Apricot and Cheese
Let the focus be on fresh simple ingredients, because simplicity and Italian recipes go hand in hand. Crostata with Almond, Apricot and Cheese can be served with a dollop of fresh whipped cream, a scoop of French vanilla ice cream, or as it is without any toppings. Crostata is derived from the Latin crustata,...
Salted Honey Yogurt Pops
Fresh-from-the-freezer treats are the name of the game this summer, and you only need a few simple ingredients and a pop mold to whip up your own Salted Honey Yogurt Pops. A fruity, creamy, and healthy homemade frozen treat, Salted Honey Yogurt Pops boast down to earth ingredients and a bunch less sugar than...
Berry Good Cornmeal Streusel Muffins
Sugar-topped cornmeal streusel muffins loaded with blueberries and raspberries – what is not to love I ask? Berry Good Cornmeal Streusel Muffins are a famed breakfast sweet in my family, and pack especially well for early mornings on the beach. Since we are not doing much 'beach' these days given shutdowns, a cozy corner...
Fruit Galette with Salted Honey
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 Seems to me these delicate summer fruits all come in at the same time, leaving me no choice but to cook 'em all up together...a wildly imperfect sugared masterpiece. A...
Brooklyn Egg Creams and Classic Black & Whites
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 The peculiarity of the matter is such that an egg cream contains neither eggs, nor cream... Brooklyn Egg Creams and Classic Black & Whites are both spectacular singular indulgences....
Chocolate Raspberry Tart
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 This stunner of a tart showcases the raspberry like no other, seductively mingling with soft chocolate ganache that has been heightened with a trifling glint of almond. Think this looks...
Strawberry & Cream Muffins
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 Strawberry season is upon us, and with an abundance of ripe and delicious berries, use some of your haul to bake up these dreamy Strawberry & Cream Muffins. Strawberry...
Cream Puffs with Jasmine Custard
Be sure to check out the SALES and CLEARANCE items on kitchen, home, and garden finds from my favorite home furnishing, food, and gift retailers 🙂 A simple choux pastry dough is mixed together, then baked and filled with a subtle and sweet jasmine custard. A wonderfully 'Spring' dessert, Cream Puffs with Jasmine Custard are...
