Mango Pound Cake
Claire loves all things mango. We use other fruit purees, so why not mango?
Banana Snack Cake
Truth be told, I had to make this recipe twice because we ate the first cake faster than we could photograph it!
Apricot Ricotta Cake
It’s clear in the pages of Cherry Bombe that women are particularly gifted with the entrepreneurial spirit. As crazy as it sounds, in the end it’s just easier to own your own than it is to fight the traditional kitchen hierarchy.
Zucchini Carrot Bread with Chocolate and Ginger
A friend of mine was trying a zucchini bread recipe that she got off the internet and was disappointed in the result. That was all it took to get me to start obsessing on creating a better zucchini bread. I like to use other shredded vegetables in my zucchini bread, my favorite is zucchini [...]
Lemon Squares
Let’s talk lemon squares. My first introduction to these was as a kid when I was at a friend’s house (we’re still friends, not doubt we bonded over a mutual love of lemon squares) and she served me Lucy’s Lemon Squares. I always assumed Lucy referred to Charlie Brown’s Lucy, but now I’m not [...]
Vanilla on Vanilla on Vanilla
I love vanilla. Vanilla ice cream, milk with vanilla and sugar (childhood favorite), vanilla custard, vanilla rice pudding, vanilla tapioca, I splash vanilla in my smoothies, or sometimes drop some into my coffee…you get the idea. So when I saw this recipe on my favorite Food 52 I knew it was a must try. [...]
Greek Cookies
Greek Cookies COMING SOON My mother was a fabulous baker and some of my favorite childhood memories are working with her in the kitchen shaping oodles and oodles of cookies for weddings and christenings. I would grab the step stool and drag it by her side, scramble to the top seat and position myself [...]
I Want Cake!
Sometimes you just want cake. It comes out of nowhere, the desire and it won’t leave you until you’ve satisfied it, you want, you need…cake. It hit me yesterday, it came on me with the full force of a sweet desire. I didn’t want to purchase cake, unfortunately most cakes are refrigerated and that [...]
Eating Greek
My nieces came over for dinner yesterday. It was dinner and Skype day, a way for us to all visit with Claire. I always let them choose what they'd like to eat and they requested Greek, so this time I did an easy Greek family dinner. The kind of dinner we had often growing [...]
Thanksgiving in August?
Hell ya! Claire won't be coming home for Thanksgiving this year so we did what every red blooded American does, we used that as an excuse to have Thanksgiving in August! Thanksgiving is one of my favorite meals...and is a lovely surprise when eaten off season. Because of the hot weather this was Thanksgiving "light". I mean [...]