Easy Vegan Chocolate Raspberry Brownies
Here’s a sweet treat for the upcoming holiday weekend! I pulled this recipe from my posting in May of 2011, apparently right before the Memorial Day weekend. Seven years later, I still feel the same way about long weekends as…
Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge
I’m resting easy this evening. My holiday menus are planned, Christmas greetings sent and a few pretty presents nestled under the tree. My daughter is on her way home; the merriest Christmas is about to begin. Tonight we will sit and catch up; not…
No Bake Summer Dessert Peach and Strawberry Cannoli
Welcome to my new home! Come on in! It’s been some time since I’ve “opened” my home and welcomed in my friends and family, gathering around the table, sharing laughter, stories, great food and drink. We’ve got lots of catching…
Pick Me Up…Chocolate Raspberry Tiramisu
There are many, many recipes for tiramisu and much written on the history behind this Italian dessert. It’s definitely one of my favorites; I guess I’m a gal that loves the creamy desserts; tipsy in alcohol, rich in flavor and…
Indulge me… Chocolate Strawberry Shortcake with Chocolate Brandy Sauce
Indulge; to give free rein, to take unrestrained pleasure in, to yield to the desire…. I like to eat healthy. I like to work out. I like to feel good about myself, take care of myself and enjoy moments of…
Chocolate love: Surprise Me With A Kiss
There are many kinds of kisses; a mother’s tender kiss to her child, a platonic kiss hello or goodbye, a passionate lovers’ kiss or a chocolate kiss!! Nestled inside these little butter nut balls is a kiss. Butter balls are…
Traditions of Christmas Pasts, Italian Tutu Cookies
My earliest memories of Christmas were watching my mother bake cookies. The kitchen was filled with the most wonderful aromas as tray after tray of cookies emerged out of the oven. My mother worked diligently and calmly; I often wonder…
Peanut Butter Lovers Cheesecake
There are times when the oven must be turned on. Birthdays are one of those times. Birthdays don’t care that it’s 98 degrees outside; the celebration must go on. And I hear you all, buy a cake! Well, no…I simply…
Chocolate Turtle Ganache Cake
Recipes I have loved and cherished over the years never seem to fail me. Especially when I hear of a birthday at the last minute and need to whip up a cake quickly. I can rely on these recipes…
The BEST Peanut Butter Chocolate Blondies
I love it when a recipe just bakes up perfectly. As often as I bake, I do have those times when my cookies are flat, when my layered pies bubble into each other, when breads are not as light and airy…