Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy

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 …

The baking gods were just not smiling on me last night…..
On any given day at Chez SGCC, you are sure to find not one, not two, but several brown, mottled bananas past their prime sitting on the kitchen counter. Any given day except yesterday, that is. Who knew …

This week’s TWD comes right on the heels of the July Daring Bakers challenge and right on the toes of my July Dinner and a Movie roundup. So, I’m going to make it very short (and very sweet).
I mean, it’s Vanilla Ice Cream, for crissake!
What more needs …

I’ve heard it said, “If anything can go wrong, it will.” And yesterday, it did!
I went to bed on Sunday night pleased with the fact that this week’s TWD selection was already made and resting comfortably in my fridge. All I needed to do was take some glamour …

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 …

I love lemon desserts. I really, really, really love them! Lemon pie? Love! Lemon cake? Love! Lemon cupcakes, cookies, custards? Love, Love, Love! And, lemon tarts? Double Love! Needless to say, I was elated to learn that this week’s TWD selection was Dorie’s Tartest …

In the introduction to her recipe for Tiramisu Cake, Dorie states that “there was a time in the 1990’s when probably the only way to avoid tiramisu would have been to go to Antarctica - and even then you might not be sure it wouldn’t turn up.” …

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 …

Working your way through an entire cookbook, recipe by recipe can be a tricky business. Especially, when someone else is choosing the recipes for you! Sometimes, you’re delighted by what you end up with - and sometimes, not. While Dorie’s Coconut Butter Thins do contain …