Ever have one of those moments when you just served a beautiful meal to your guests and are now excited to bring out the dessert that you’ve spent hours preparing? Everyone looks really excited when you set the dessert on the table, they ooh and […]
Baking
Sweet Potato Torte
If you’re someone who follows my blog then you already know that Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. But can you guess what part of the meal I love the most? I’ll give you a hint, it’s not the turkey. In fact, for me, and most […]
Honey Madeleines
Are you on team cookie or team cake? Or are you like me and happy to eat either one at any time? Now you don’t have to choose. For those of you who have never had a Madeleine, these are the perfect combination of the […]
Lemon-Blueberry Challah
Those of us who are about to ring in the Jewish new year, Rosh Hashanah, are all aware of the tradition of dipping apples into honey as a symbol of all the sweet things that we hope the new year will bring for us. My […]
Vacation Butter Cookies
My family just spent a wonderful week away together in the coastal town of Lewes, Delaware. What made this vacation so amazing, aside for having my now adult children and son-in-law all under one roof for the first time in months, was that traditionally, this […]
Glazed Lemon Blueberry Scones
I love scones. All kinds of scones. And, I have to admit that often times when faced with a choice of pastries, my eyes tend to wonder towards what, I consider to be, the drier ones. Scones, biscotti, crumbly cookies. After all, these are perfect […]
Napoleon Torte
When my mother was in high school back in Ukraine, she worked part-time at a bakery where she learned how to decorate cakes. In particular, she became extremely skilled at piping buttercream roses. When I turned one, for my birthday, she made me a cake […]
S’Mores Icebox Cake
I’m sure I’m not the only one to say this but, my family loves S’mores. We have a large fire pit in our back yard and, when my girls were little, we’d roast marshmallows and assemble big sticky sandwiches with lot’s of chocolate and graham […]
Cake Aux Olives
If you like to bake but don’t have a sweet tooth, or you’re just in the mood to make something different and savory, then this one is for you. Originated in France, Cake Aux Olives is actually not a cake at all. Instead, it’s a […]
Gluten Free Balsamic Cherry Pie
So, I baked a pie. But not just any pie. The most delightful, plump cherry, balsamic vinegar and almond pie in a GF cream cheese pastry crust. But, it all started with another plan altogether. In fact, it all started with my copy of Tartine […]