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Baking has been my passion for as long as I can remember. Delicious homemade treats make a great finish to a meal, are a thoughtful homemade gift, and are nice to have on hand for when you need a little pick-me-up. Each recipe produces a delicious sweet treat that is super simple to prepare.
Chocolate Whoopie Pies with Baileys Buttercream
St. Patrick’s Day or Any Day: Chocolate Whoopie Pies I’m starting to feel guilty posting so many dessert recipes but I have really been churning out some great things that I want to share. These chocolate whoopie pies with Baileys buttercream were something I threw together for St. Patrick’s Day. The cake is moist with […]
Lemon Olive Oil Ricotta Cake
Dreaming of Lemon Olive Oil Ricotta Cake I think about cake a lot. Not necessarily eating it. Baking it. I love to think up new styles and flavors and imagine what works well together. The other night I was in bed stress watching a DVRed Spring Baking Championship episode doing just that. The bakers on […]
Stamped Spice Cookies
An Old-Fashioned Treat: Stamped Spice Cookies Ever since I was a little girl, I have been trying to transform my life into the setting of a 19th century novel. It is not surprising then, that I enjoy baking “old-fashioned” treats and desserts suitable for a tea party. These days these stamped spice cookies are bringing […]
Pear Tarts
An Accidental Dessert: Pear Tarts The other day I poached some pears. I was trying to recreate a savory tart – pears with cheese – that I saw on the internet. The tart was not a big success. It was fine but it had a layer of whole grain mustard, two kinds of cheese, and […]
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Old Fashioned Baking: Oatmeal Raisin Cookies I am often torn between wanting to bake “fancy” things and wanting to bake comfort foods from my childhood. Fancy things include macarons, French pastries, croissants. Comfort foods include brownies, layer cakes, and cookies – the old-fashioned kind like chocolate chip and these oatmeal raisin cookies. Oatmeal Raisin Cookies: […]
Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies
Cozy Up to Winter with Chewy Molasses Ginger Cookies I always think it’s kind of weird the way people put up their holiday decorations the day after Halloween and then take them down the day after Christmas. This is the hard part of the year, people! It is dark, it is cold. In NYC and […]
Apple Mini Pies
A New and More Delicious Tradition: Apple Mini Pies It is mid November so my mind has naturally turned to Thanksgiving. Growing up, Thanksgiving was all about “tradition,” basically, eating the same foods every year. Because I was a kid in the early 70s, that generally meant a lot of frozen foods: corn niblets in […]
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
A Perfect Fall Treat: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Like a lot of people, autumn is my absolutely favorite season. I love the weather and the beautiful leaves. I love Halloween and Thanksgiving. Most of all, I love an excuse to be inside and be cozy. My favorite cozy hobby is, of course, baking. The flavors […]
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Pumpkin and Spice and Everything Nice: Pumpkin Snickerdoodles I think the first time I ever heard of snickerdoodles was when I was out of chocolate chips and looking for a recipe that didn’t involve chocolate. I guess I didn’t like what I read, because that was years ago. The first time I made snickerdoodles was […]
Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
Pumpkin Streusel Muffins: An Invitation to Autumn Fall is in the air, friends! Well, not really. It is actually hot on Long Island this weekend. It is fall in spirit, however, and we must celebrate accordingly. These pumpkin streusel muffins are my first autumn bake of the season and they are AMAZING. The batter is […]