• Biscotti,  Cookies,  Dessert

    Pumpkin Ginger Biscotti

    Hey Ginger, this one’s for you! Life is interesting.  Come, sit down.  I’ve made a fresh pot of coffee, I’ll pour you a cup.  Grab a biscotti and we will chat and catch up.  Time to slow down and truly…

  • Dessert

    Apple and Fresh Fig Crostada

    Pies really can be done pretty much year round, but I always find myself baking pies more often through the fall and winter months.  Apple, pumpkin, cranberry, pecan; those are the ones that remind me of my favorite season and fill my…

  • Appetizers,  Snacks

    Skillet Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

    Here’s a quickie tip for those of you that forget you placed your seeds in the oven to roast and find out they are burnt little seeds…..I like to skillet toast my pumpkin seeds.  Right in front of me, where I’m…

  • Cookies,  Dessert

    Pumpkin Rugelach

    The weather over the last few days is exactly what I love about living in Florida.  The humidity has left behind cool breezes ranging in temperatures from the mid 80s in the day to mid 60s at night.  My first…

  • Biscotti,  Dessert

    Fig and Orange Biscotti

    Sometimes I wonder if I’m the only biscotti crazed person out there.   I mean, if my jar is empty…or even threatening to be empty, I’m planning my next baking date and tossing around ideas for the next flavor combination.   This…