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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.
Funfetti Cake
Baking Disasters and Funfetti Cake Success The first cake I ever baked was a disaster. I think I was probably about ten years old and I had decided my mom needed a birthday party. So I drew some invitations, used my saved up money and bought soda and snacks, and went to a neighbor’s house […]
S’mores Cupcakes
Dreaming of Summer: Camping and S’mores In our house, summer vacations fell into two categories: France to see the in-laws or camping. We have been camping from coast-to-coast in the US – New England, the coastal southern states, the Grand Canyon, the desert southwest – and lots of Canadian provinces. Our trips were very, very […]
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake and a Commute My commute is long – like 90 minutes each way. It involves a train, two separate subway lines, walking, and stairs. Lots and lots of stairs. I prefer the trains to driving, however, because it gives me lots of time to think. And what I think about a […]
Vanilla Cupcakes with Cannoli Cream
Vanilla Cupcakes with Cannoli Cream and Homemade “Magic Shell” I should have named this “Vanilla Cupcakes with Cannoli Cream Dipped in Homemade Magic Shell,” but that is definitely too long. It does, however, sum up what we have going on here. I mean, “Magic Shell.” That alone would be enough for me to want to […]
No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream
Summer Has Begun! Time for No Churn Strawberry Ice Cream It’s the unofficial start of summer, friends, and we are celebrating with no churn strawberry ice cream. How do you feel about summer? There are some aspects I love: more daylight, all the living greenery, the sound of birds. But the heat. If you do […]
Mammoth Chocolate Chip Cookies
Mammoth Chocolate Chip Cookies: The Cure for What Ails You Do you know someone who has to wake up really early for work or school? I bet they never stop talking about it. I would know; I’m that person. To know me is to have to hear me say that I wake up at 4:30 […]
Lemon Blueberry Loaf
Baking Emergency: Lemon Blueberry Loaf This week we packed up our stuff and headed from our normal house on Long Island to our house in the Catskills, the place we will eventually make our full time home. In getting ready, I packed up the electric kettle, my husband’s espresso maker, a handful of spices, and […]
Chocolate Mousse Pie
Holiday Chocolate Mousse Pie For both religious and secular reasons, Easter is my favorite holiday. The weather is (usually) nicer. Things are blooming. There is chocolate. And while I love chocolate eggs and bunnies, there is probably only so much of that you can eat. Which is where this deliciousness comes in: chocolate mousse pie. […]
Super Chocolatey Gluten Free Brownies
Absolutely Delicious Super Chocolatey Gluten Free Brownies! I’m not quite sure what happens to people’s stomachs when they can’t eat gluten, but it doesn’t sound great. What also doesn’t sound great is the idea of being deprived of all of the delicious foods that include gluten. Bread? Pasta? It is tragic! And that is why […]
No Bake Baileys Cheesecake Jars
Cheesecake: A Horror Story Gather round for a story, children. One day, many years ago, our next door neighbors had a party. The next day, the woman came over with a cheesecake that hadn’t been eaten. When we cut into it, the inside oozed out, completely raw. And from that day forward, I was terrified […]