I am always looking for recipes that require little to no baking time during the hot summer months. After the current heatwave that we experienced in NYC last week, I definitely don’t want to be in front of a hot … Read More
Cooking is one of the things that both of my sons wanted to learn over the summer vacation, so I am holding a weekly cooking class for them. For our first official “class”, I decided to start with something super … Read More
I love sweet potatoes. I can eat them (mashed, roasted, fried, etc.) year-round. This time, I’m using them in a sweet potato cheesecake recipe. It is not your typical cheesecake though. In this version, I have roasted the sweet potatoes … Read More
For Day 12 of the“A Dessert a Day ‘Til Christmas 2021″ series, I’m resharing an Italian panna cotta recipe. I learned how to make it while at an event with the one and only Lidia Bastianich. A while ago, Sean and I … Read More
I was so confused about the difference between yams and sweet potatoes on Friday. I had volunteered to bring a dessert to an International Potluck dinner at a friend’s house that night. Since I was born and raised in America, … Read More
I have owed Michael a lemon meringue pie since last July. Michael did not get as much of the results of the first lemon meringue pie recipe that I had made in July like everyone else in the family, so … Read More
Cupcake love is real! Celebrate the holiday season by baking some cupcakes for your loved ones who have a sweet tooth. They will love them. That is why I’m resharing this easy vanilla cupcake recipe from scratch for Day 8 of … Read More
While I was at a cupcake baking class, several of my fellow students asked our teacher for a red velvet cupcake recipe. That wasn’t part of the class, so I told them that I would post my favorite one – … Read More
My regular readers know how much I love having afternoon tea at local restaurants. Alice’s Tea Cup – which has a playful feel, delicious food and a great variety of teas – is one of my very favorite places in … Read More
Fudgy brownies are delicious. When you add popular peanut butter cups, it’s a flavor explosion. That is why I’m sharing this simple fudgy peanut butter cup brownies recipe with you for Day 5 of the“A Dessert a Day ‘Til Christmas 2021″ series. … Read More