Category archives: Desserts

  • Pumpkin Bread

  • With Fall in the air I began hankering for the spicy smells and tastes of Autumn. This pumpkin bread with Nutmeg, Cinnamon and a dash of Vanilla, can be eaten for breakfast, as a dessert, or as a nice accompaniment to afternoon tea! Ingredients 8 TBS (1/2 cup) of unsalted butter - room t [...]
  • Lemon Sugar Cookies

  • I don't even know how many days we've been in Covid quarantine, but it's well over a month now. My teen daughters have been immersed in their screens for weeks, so I thought that if I baked some sugar cookies and made some icing they would be lured into the kitchen for a fun mother-daughter creati [...]
  • The BEST banana muffins

  • This muffin recipe is pretty fool proof.  I've made them a million times and it's never turned out badly.  It's also pretty flexible!  You can omit the chocolate chips.  You can add 1/2 cup of peanut butter.  You can add ground flax seed instead of wheat germ. You can experi [...]
  • Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbler

  • Clearly I am obsessed with Cobblers, and if you want to know why here are three reasons: 1. They are incredibly easy to make 2. They are a comfort food 3. They can be made sweet or savory, as either a dessert or a side dish To me, nothing says summer more than my Strawberry Rhubarb Cobbl [...]
  • Let Them Eat Cake... Or Not!

  • Ahhh the wedding cake!  Much revered and much eaten over many centuries, the wedding cake has evolved from a mince meat pie in the seventeen hundreds to a multi-tiered extravaganza enjoyed exclusively by royalty. Today, brides and grooms everywhere have become royalty on their wedding day and many a [...]
  • Chocolate Lovers Rejoice

  • Last night some friends and I were discussing the one food we cannot live without.  For me it was a no brainer - chocolate.  I just love it.  I love its velvety texture, the way it melts on your tongue, the deep rich flavor.  Yes, you could say I am obsessed.  So you can imagine my joy when my addic [...]