I love spring, and I’m so happy that it is finally here. To celebrate that, I designed a sugar cookie that’s filled with colorful spring flowers. This project is somewhat labor intensive, but it is so much fun. It would be a great project to do with your kids or with friends. Or by yourself!…
The title for this post, Lime in the Coconut Loaf Cake, pays homage to Harry Nilsson because whenever I bake it, his song runs over and over in my head. So if you know the song or followed my link and listened to it, I guess it will run through your head now. Over and over. You…
This Decadently Chocolate Cheesecake is a showstopper. I’ve made it many times over the years and it never disappoints. It is deeply chocolate with a creamy, silky texture. It can be topped with meringue or whipped cream and is a beautiful finish to any meal. This recipe is very easy to prepare. I baked this…
I have been making this White Chocolate Almond Bread Pudding for years and it’s one of my all time favorite desserts. It is fabulous to serve during the cold winter months and is always a crowd pleaser. I grew up seeing (but never eating) cafeteria bread pudding that was always bedecked with raisins. I have…
These Chewy Ginger Molasses Cookies are all things fall. Pure comfort in a cookie. To me, there is nothing like a chewy cookie with a sugary, crackly exterior. I adapted this recipe from one featured in Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan. This is an outstanding cookbook and it would be a great addition to your…
This recipe for Corn Shortbread Cookies came from one of my favorite cookbooks, Momofuku Milk Bar. A Cookbook by Christina Tosi. I posted another fabulous recipe from this same book here: Marshmallow Cornflake Chocolate Chip Cookies. She takes a very unconventional approach to baking and creates extraordinary flavor combinations. If you enjoy adventurous baking, I…
I’ve made these Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins for years and they are fabulous. I loosely adapted this recipe from a cookbook called Bay Leaves. They are rich with butter, brown sugar, pecans, and chocolate chips. If you aren’t a fan of chocolate and/or pecans, they are amazing without them as well. My son…
What could be better than an old fashioned oatmeal cookie? Maybe one that’s loaded with chocolate chips and rolled in sugar! These Sugar Coated Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies are chewy, soft in the middle, and have a nice crunchy texture. I love to roll cookies in sugar before I bake them, and I have posted…
I love an old standard with a zing of something unexpected. These Strawberry Oatmeal Cookies are just that. They are really so good! Chewy and buttery with a generous hint of strawberry. I found these freeze-dried strawberries at Trader Joe’s, but most supermarkets have them as well. I’d never used freeze-dried strawberries in anything before. I…
This Poppy Seed Cake is one of my all time favorite recipes. It’s very easy to make and yields 7 mini loaves, which are perfect for gift-giving. The cake is already amazing all by itself, but then there’s this sugary orange glaze that you pour over it right when it comes out of the oven….
I created some Creepy Rice Krispie Monsters for Halloween treats this year. Prepare yourself. Maybe you should only read this post during the day. Later in this post, I’m also including a DIY for the cutest Halloween Treat Bags I’ve ever seen. These edible weapons were my unexpected inspiration. These are by Wilton and I…
This Banana Cake with Chocolate Almond Streusel is one of my favorites. The cake alone is already wonderful, but the brown sugar, semisweet chocolate and almond streusel topping takes it to a new level. I found this recipe in Ina Garten’s Make it Ahead Cookbook. It is easy to make and would be great for…