Recently, I was catching up on The Great British Baking Show (LOVE this show!). One of the bakers had made a peanut butter banana cake that was criticized because…
The Super Bowl is almost here, and time to get your Super Bowl Party menu ready! Finger foods (ribs, chicken wings, veggie sticks (OK, that’s my option), sliders, salty…
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King Cake with Almond Paste, Apricot, and Cranberry Filling or Cinnamon Streusel and Date Filling
King Cakes are a delicious Mardi Gras tradition. Made with brioche dough, Danish pastry, or puff pastry (more common in France), the cake is stuffed with filling and topped…
As I type this, it is December and a time when so many of us are busy getting ready for the holidays. An important part of getting ready is…
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Peach Mango Pie with a Vegan Option
I love peaches and mangoes and realized a few years ago that they are wonderful together. So this year I decided to put them together in a pie and…
Persimmons are an amazingly sweet fruit which, sadly, are available typically only from October through December. I had my first persimmon two years ago and it was love at…
I meant to have this recipe ready BEFORE Easter, but I was asked to bring the dessert for our family Easter get-together. To me, it is important to show…
After the long nights of winter, it is always wonderful to see the sunshine come back. That sunshine may be in the sky, or it may be in the…
If you saw my post for Lavender Cookies with White Chocolate Chips and Lavender Icing or Gluten Free Lavender Cookies, you know that in my flower gardens, I often…
“Sometimes you feel like a nut; sometimes you don’t!” With this cake, I didn’t feel like a nut. Mounds candy bars are coconut candy covered with dark chocolate. I…