Desserts

Baking, Desserts, Snacks

Almond Cranberry Biscotti

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, Desserts, Recipes, Sides

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 […]

Baking, Desserts, Recipes

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 […]

Baking, Desserts, Snacks

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 […]

Breakfast, Desserts

Cherry Jam

With summer almost gone, and along with it, cherry season, I felt the need to extend it even if just for a little bit. So, recently, when I stumbled upon a gorgeous display of sweet cherries at my local farm stand, I couldn’t help but […]

Desserts, Drinks, Juices, Snacks

Kompot Float

If you have Easter European genes circulating in your bloodstream then your family, no doubt, has a recipe for Kompot. A light punch made of really any fruit that you might have on hand. In the summer months it may consist of peaches, plums, strawberries […]

Desserts, Recipes

Cherry-Almond No Churn Ice Cream

I’ve been seeing a lot of news stories lately about the fact that America appears to be falling out of love with ice cream. The amazing, cold, creamy concoction that helped people drown their feelings during prohibition, boosted spirits during World War II and served […]