My friend Margaret gave me the cutest little mini-parfait glasses for Christmas. They are so cute and came with cute little spoons! Immediately I started researching dessert recipes to serve in the cute little parfait glasses. New year’s eve was just around the corner and I surely wanted to show off my new glassware. Dinner … Read more
Congratulations to Cheryl Harris winner of this week’s cookbook giveaway. Cheryl will be receiving Dorie Greenspan’s book, BAKING, from my house to yours! Thank you to everyone who entered to win. Not-to-worry if you didn’t win, I have another giveaway starting this week! I really try not to get too excited about knock ’em dead recipes … Read more
It’s Tuesdays With Dorie and this week we baked Gingerbread Baby Cakes from Dorie Greenspan’s book, Baking With Julia. I’m excited about posting this recipe along with a my second book giveaway for Christmas! Read your way to the end of the post to find out how YOU can win Dorie Greenspan’s best seller, BAKING … Read more
With Thanksgiving falling early this year it seems like a long time until December 1. I am thankfully ready to let the Christmas baking begin! I have so many recipes to share and stories to tell I was stumped as to where I should start. Then I came across the recipe for a Peppermint Cake … Read more
Before you say “What? brownies the week of Thanksgiving and just before Christmas? How boring.” Oh, wait a minute, that is what I mumbled to myself as I began today’s project. Boy was I wrong! Twice a month a group of 400+ bakers join together, bake the same recipe from Dorie Greenspan’s cookbook, Baking With … Read more
It’s a busy family filled week in our home. I already told you my mother-in-law is visiting and part of that visit includes celebrating as her sister Emma turns 101 years old today! Longevity runs in the family with their oldest sister Lena turning 106 years old last May. I wanted to take a cake … Read more