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…
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 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…
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….
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…
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…
I love baking muffins, and these Morning Glorious Muffins are my absolute favorite. I adapted this recipe from one I found in a magazine years ago, and it’s basically foolproof. They are much like carrot cake, with the added texture of coconut and the warmth of cinnamon. Fill each liner about 3/4 full. This pan…
I am not exaggerating when I say that these Chocolate Chip Cornflake Marshmallow Cookies are the best cookies I have ever eaten. It’s already a fabulous chocolate chip cookie recipe anyway. Then you add the sweet/salty crunch of a toasted cornflake mixture and gooey, melty marshmallows. They simply defy description. I discovered Christina Tosi…
Flourless Chocolate Cake with Raspberry Sauce is one of my all-time favorite desserts to make and to serve. It is rich, creamy, and intensely chocolate! If you’ve had flourless chocolate cake before, then you know that it has a mousse-like texture and is really not at all like cake. I’ve baked it in a couple…