Northern California hit the mid to high 80’s (low 90’s in a few places) for a few days and many of us complained. Myself included! I love being able to wear skirts, summer dresses, flip-flops and sandals. I love BBQ’s and warm evenings spent outdoors enjoying cold drinks and good conversation. I love the sweet smell … Continue reading
I attended a wedding recently where one of the appetizers served consisted of artichokes and cream cheese wrapped in delicate phyllo dough. It was absolutely heavenly! So delicious in fact, that I thought about those little artichoke and cream cheese pockets all weekend! Who am I kidding!? I’m still thinking about them!! I’m not sure how a savory … Continue reading
It’s no surprise that I am highly fascinated and slightly obsessed with all things cupcake. What may be slightly shocking is that I don’t really like cake. I appreciate a beautifully decorated cake and have always wanted to take cake decorating classes, however I will pass up the opportunity to have a slice of cake, more often than … Continue reading
While perusing my Instagram feed, I ran across a post from a friend that read “Slutty Brownies”. The first post consisted of a picture of said brownies courtesy the blog, The Londoner. The posts that followed were the steps taken while preparing these most sinful sounding brownies. Insert eyes popping out of sockets AND jaw dropping to the floor! These … Continue reading
If you’ve been following my posts than you know I’m participating in an Instagram photo challenge. The March Food Photo Challenge to be exact. 🙂 Today’s theme is dishes. Being I am the queen of dishes, I got this one! And what better dishes to use than my cupcake dessert dishes! Although super cute with their tart-pan like edges and … Continue reading
My coworker returned from lunch today with a whole Boston Cream Pie. I’m sure my eyes popped out of their sockets at the sight! Being my judgement of character has been proven (or at least semi-proven, OK, maybe just challenged??) wrong this past week, I didn’t want to assume that the cake was brought in … Continue reading
While preparing my New Years Eve menu it was important to me to find the perfect dessert. Not finding anything that really struck the “WOW” factor, I turned to the chef who has never let me down, Giada De Laurentiis! As I flipped thru the pages of my Giada At Home cookbook, I ran across a recipe … Continue reading
As 2011 wraps up and we prepare to embark on a new year, what better time than now to share my mother’s Rum Cake recipe!! I can’t remember a time when this deliciously moist and rummy cake didn’t grace our holiday dessert spread! I especially love having this cake for breakfast with a cup of coffee. … Continue reading
It’s December 2nd. My Christmas tree is decorated with special ornaments collected over the years. My Willow Tree nativity scene graces the top of my entertainment center. Red glittery candles shimmer on my mantel. Our (mine and my kitties! :)) stockings are hung with care. Christmas lights are aglow on my patio. It’s 75 degrees in Northern … Continue reading
What do you do on a lazy and gloomy Saturday afternoon? I bake!! Two apples, a sheet of puff pastry and minimal other ingredients and you instantly have a delightful dessert! Or dinner, which was almost the case here. 😉 Defrost your puff pastry (I prefer Pepperidge Farm), heat oven to 400 degrees (or per package instructions) and … Continue reading
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