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 […]
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 […]
This mouse is so easy to make that I almost didn’t bother posting the recipe for it. However, it happens to be one of my husband’s favorite desserts, and with Father’s Day and our anniversary having just passed, of course I wanted to make it […]
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 […]
This ridiculously delicious, moist cake that comes together in a matter of minutes is a recipe that French mothers and grandmothers have used for generations to teach kids how to count. One part yogurt, two parts sugar, three parts flour. If you can count to […]
Recently, I went on a several month long search for the perfect muffin, which to my surprise, was not as easy as you would think. Needless to say, there are tons of creative muffin recipes on-line. From bananas foster to coffee cake-streussel to carrot cake-cheesecake, […]
We’re one day into the Passover holiday and, if you’re like my family, you’re already tired of Matzo everything. Especially, I’m tired of Matzo cake recipes. Layered with cream in between, soaked in all kinds of liquor and crumbled up in parfaits. Yes, there are […]
Cheesecake is a family tradition around here. Especially at Thanksgiving when my daughters (from the time that they were little) and I would always bake some sort of cheesecake to add to our dessert table. Needless to say, I have made many varieties of this […]
Anyone who has/had a Jewish grandmother (aka Bubby) knows how much they adore Manischewitz. Mine used to love it so much that she actually carried a bottle of it in her purse to various restaurants just because, as you can imagine, this was not a […]
Venti caramel macchiato, skim milk, extra hot, no foam, with whip. That’s my husband’s drink of choice (eye roll). Mine on the other hand is a nice cold glass of Sauvignon Blanc. See the problem? I have to admit that I do enjoy an occasional […]