Chevre Blondies

Chevre Blondies
Goat Cheese Blondies with Chocolate Chunks

Rhubarb Strawberry Shortcake

Rhubarb Strawberry Shortcake
Sugar Rush! Rhubarb & Strawberry Vanilla Scented Shortcakes with Gingered Creme Fraiche.

Chocolate-Cherry Brownies

Chocolate-Cherry Brownies
These Chocolate-Cherry Brownies are very bad boys!

Norwegian Orange Cake

Norwegian Orange Cake
Norwegian Orange Cake. It’s not too sweet and not at all fussy. My kind of cake.

Lemon Honey Madeleines

Lemon Honey Madeleines
These classic French Madeleines are sweet like honey and tart like lemon.

Baby Bundt Cakes

Baby Bundt Cakes
Why would I take a perfectly lovely Madeleine recipe & transform it into Bouncing Baby Bundt Cakes with Lemon & Coconut?

Chocolate Goodness

Chocolate Goodness
Mocha Sichuan Peppercorn Pots de Creme. Yep, you read that right!

Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake

Lemon Poppy Seed Pound Cake
Perfect Pound Cake: Tips and Techniques

Macadamia White Chocolate Cookie

Macadamia White Chocolate Cookie
Pies are on the upswing & cakes are in decline, and cupcakes are just for the plain old losers. But cookies are eternal!

Honey Glazed Pistachio Financier

Honey Glazed Pistachio Financier
The Financier is a classic French pastry that is easy to make. Mine has pistachios and is served with tea poached prunes.

Cinnamon Snaps

Cinnamon Snaps
Reminiscent of an old-fashioned ginger snap. These cookies have the bright bite of cinnamon & a crisp chewy texture.

Roast Pears with Balsamic Glaze

Roast Pears with Balsamic Glaze
Roasted pears with balsamic glaze and Manchego cheese offer a bit of rustic sophistication.

Chocolate Pumpkin Tart

Chocolate Pumpkin Tart
This Chocolate Pumpkin Tart is complexly rich & slightly spicy w/ a truffle-like texture.

Pear & Almond Tart

Pear & Almond Tart
This Pear and Almond Tart is a classic, straight from the streets of Paris.

Roasted Pears with Candied Celery

Roaste Pears with Candied Celery
Roasted Pears with Candied Celery, yes you read that right!

Peanut Cookies

Peanut Cookies
Though these cookies have peanuts and butter in them, they are not peanut butter cookies. They are too peanutty for that!

Chocolate Cherry Ganache cookies

Chocolate Cherry Ganache cookies
Chocolate Cherry Ganache cookies. These cookies are very bad boys!

Lambrusco-Poached Figs

Lambrusco-Poached Figs
Lambrusco-poached figs with home made vanilla ice cream is great way to say farewell to Summer.

Mango Upside Down Cake

Mango Upside Down Cake
I adapted David Lebovitz’ “all-purpose” upside down cake and gave it a tropical flair with mango & mac nuts.

Chili Chocolate Dipped Berries

Chili Chocolate Dipped Berries
Chocolate dipped strawberries get an added punch from chili infused chocolate.

Plum Torte with Cardamom Cream

Plum Torte with Cardamom Cream
Is there a difference between, cake, gateau & torte? We’ll use this plum confection with cardamom cream to try &figure that out.

Pear Sorbet and Spumante “Float”


Can you discuss blogging ethics over Pear Sorbet and Spumante? Pull up a spoon and find out.

Perect Summer Berry Pie

Perect Summer Berry Pie
Perfect summer berries are the key to this simple, but luscious pie

Insanely Chocolate Cookies

Insanely Chocolate Cookies
These insanely chocolate cookies have a long blogger pedigree, now you can try them too.