My eldest daughter has really taken on a passion for baking recently. While she has always enjoyed cooking and baking with me, her desire to bake on her own started a few months ago. At first, she liked just combining the ingredients, but needed help with lifting the heavier bowls to scrape batter out of. […]
Many years ago, I learned about a decadent desert called Creme Brûlée. It’s a creamy custard with a hardened sugar topping. When you break through the crisp sugar topping, the silky-smooth, warm custard melts in your mouth! It’s an over the top, romantic dessert that you’ll never stop thinking about once you’ve enjoyed it. But […]
It’s Valentine’s Day! Which means it’s time for some heart-shaped food. You can do easy things like cut a strawberry in a heart shape or a slice of bread. Or you can get a bit more complicated and start to make larger cakes and breakfast foods in a heart shape. But, an easy one that […]
Hi, friends! A very belated Happy New Year to you all! I’ve was enjoying the quieter days and getting back into the swing of things slowly. What a nice way to start the year, right?! We had a really nice holiday season relaxing – how about you? Did you spend time with family or friends? […]
Over the weekend, my Mom celebrated her 80th (!!) birthday! It’s such an achievement! At this age, she seems to have everything she wants and needs, so all she asked for was a chocolate and coffee flavored cake with vanilla ice cream. She just loves these flavors together, so that’s what we knew we had […]
Last night was my birthday, so Trevor decided to make this special treat for our family dinner. It’s so decadent, but I just love it for a special occasion. the graham cracker base, mixed with the chocolate ice cream and topped with the toasted marshmallow meringue on top makes this so, so yummy! In order […]
Shana Tova! Happy Jewish New Year! Another year has passed and it’s time to celebrate again with apples and honey to start the sweet new year. In years past, I’ve made a few different types of apple cakes (like this Apple Bundt cake and this Apple Torte). This year, I was really wanting to make […]
Last week, we made Sally’s Baking Addiction’s Lemon Meringue Pie for our Sunday family dinner. It was dynamite, as all her recipes always are! Then, this past weekend, we went to visit friend’s and couldn’t stop talking about this pie. Turns out, it was our friend’s favorite pie and she just happened to have all […]
Ever have one of those days where you know you want to have something sweet but you can’t quite decide what you want? Maybe you want a cronut (croissant + a doughnut), or maybe you want a Brookie (brownie + a cookie) or maybe, just maybe, you want a cupcake, but also a cookie. Decisions, […]
Springtime means the start of all the delicious Spring fruits and vegetables. From herbs, to berries, and the start of veggies like rhubarb, all the delicious flavors start to show up in the local farmer’s market this time of year. Yippee!! While it’s already first Summer here in Florida, we get spoiled with these tasty […]