Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

It’s always so nice to give (and get) a lovely heart-shaped box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day.  But, think how much more special such a gift would be if the chocolates were homemade with lots of extra love thrown in!  Don’t think you could do it?  Think again.  Homemade …

The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks and www.nanaimo.ca.
The Nanaimo bar is …

It’s been a while since I’ve been able to participate in a TWD challenge.  The end of Summer is always such a busy time for me.  I hope to get a chance to “catch up” and make a few of the recipes I missed, but realistically, how many desserts …

When I first read through this week’s TWD recipe, I pretty much knew that it wasn’t going to be a favorite. Tracey from Tracey’s Culinary Adventures chose Dorie’s Cinnamon Squares for this week’s assignment. Cinnamon Squares start out as a dense, butter-rich cake which is laden …

Years ago, when we were teenagers, my cousin Phyllis got a part-time job at a very well known Italian bakery in New York City. I was already living in Florida at the time, where anything Italian pretty much didn’t exist. We didn’t even have a Domino’s …

Okay, so I know that I missed doing a Flavor of the Month entry last month. Unfortunately, I was still stuck in that damn ankle cast at the time and I couldn’t really get around yet, so I had to skip it. Thank goodness the ankle has healed …

And, the circle continues….For those of us who live in North America, today marks the beginning of another round of Daylight Saving Time. Every spring we move our clocks one hour ahead and “lose” an hour during the night and each fall we move our clocks back one …

I’m very excited to be posting about the first installment of Dinner and a Movie, a new monthly blog event co-hosted by Marc of No Recipes and yours truly. Each month, Marc and I will select a new movie to watch, which will hopefully inspire you …

The February, 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE’s blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef. We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge. …