Okay, treat #4 and only 13 days left to Christmas!!! So excited, I love this time of year. I think of parents and family members who aren’t here to celebrate with us in person, but somehow they are here with us. The impact they have had on me as a son, brother, nephew, cousin is [...]
Take your pick - round or flat! Nice to have options. Fast and furious – that’s how I am going to have to be to get these all these marvelous recipes out to you! 2018 Christmas Treat #3 – Lime and Lemon Basil Cookies. This is my nephew Richard’s submission. He has become quite the [...]
Oh my oh my! December is flying by as fast as this year has flown by. Time for some more Christmas Treats! This time, the work of one of the millennials in my family. I mentioned in previous posts and at all my classes, that we did a family bake a few weekends back. Here [...]
Best Christmas Bake ever! Okay last year was pretty special too as I had my daughter, son and his girlfriend involved (2017 Christmas Treats 7, 8 and 9). This year, I sent an invite to my nieces and nephews to participate. A resounding “yes” came back. I only had one request of them– the recipe [...]
Pumpkin Spice Latte – I know, it’s been going on for years. I don't drink the stuff but I do like it in baking (I’ve just never liked flavored coffees - just black for me! ). But, in baking, that’s a different issue. Kids (just sounds better than “grown-ups) came over on the weekend. I thought a soup [...]
Don’t you just love learning a new technique!! I was looking for a way to use up some of the mounds of fruits I seem to pick up every time I’m in a grocery store, this was it. This is my new favorite way to make a delicious base for a fruit filled or in [...]
This is a re-post of an older blog that has been updated. My daughter (my biggest totally unbiased fan) said "it's the best pie ever made". I really have made this many times and with many variations - the foundation is so good it can support even my crazy tastes. It's the perfect time of [...]
Every once in a while a recipe inspires you to get up off that couch or stop what you are doing and bake something. This is one of those recipes. It celebrates the fall bounty of fruit like apples and peaches – two of my favorites. This one uses apples and I have adapted this [...]
Do you ever have one of those days (sometimes weeks) where you just seem to be spinning your wheels? Everywhere you turn, lemons turn up (as opposed to turnip!!). So what do you do with all those lemons?! Well this would be one of the best ways to turn those lemons into a smile (you [...]
I don't know about you, but my keeper file is growing to such an extent. It was a slow labor of love before becoming a Chef, now, I am mesmerized by interesting new recipes and of course classics as well. This is a Swedish Cake - Kladdkaka. I know the name is a mouthful to [...]
