Italian Cream Cake. A cake to make any day special.

Happy Day Cake with Strawberry Whipped Cream Frosting

Presidents Birthday Cherry Pie. A perfect, classic recipe.

{No Machine} Strawberry Jam Buttermilk ice cream & Chocolate hearts.

Tres Leches Cake. So unique with a beautiful soft texture and flavor.

The ‘Champagne Cup’ cocktail. A vintage twist on champagne punch. Perfect to toast any occaision!

Peppermint Bark. 2 ingredients. Fast, delicious and perfect for the season.

Brandied Cranberries. A simple, elegant recipe with unlimited uses. Perfect for the holidays.

Persimmon Pudding, a moist, dense fall-spiced persimmon cake. Topped with traditional Hard Sauce.

‘Must have’ treats of the holiday season.

Holiday Treat Boxes and Festive Chocolate-Dipped Pretzels (2 versions). Perfect for holiday outings and gifts!

Baking for Santa. What will you be whipping up this year?

Forgotten Cookies. A light, unique, vintage cookie that is forgotten in the oven overnight to bake.

Brazilian Truffles. One of many delicacies from a most unusual Handmade Homemade market.

Homemade Creme de Menthe. Simple, fast & delicious. Grasshopper cocktail and edible candy cane ‘glass’ shots.

Grasshopper Pie and reflection on those ‘must have’ holiday foods (lest is never be the same)!

Caramelized Pear Upside Down Cake and Homemade Coffee Liqueur. Just in time for holiday entertaining and gifts!

Homemade Maraschino Cherries and a classic Manhattan cocktail. Could not be easier (or more delicious)!

A twist on a vintage family recipe. Seasonal Apple Crisp with a smidge of chile, juice sweetened cranberries and walnuts. Yum!

Pumpkin Spice cupcakes with Bourbon-Orange Glaze or Cream Cheese Frosting.

Pumpkin Bars with an Orange Glaze. Seasonal and delicious, made from a 1967 Sunset Magazine recipe!

Made famous by a San Francisco eatery mid last century, I’m giving this luscious frozen dessert a new life!

A perfect seasonal dessert. Simple with pumpkin, apples and pears. How to make your own pumpkin puree too!

Adapted from a British recipe using tart wild plums, this seasonal sorbet is refreshing with layers of flavor.