There is still a small window of time left of summer. Enjoy these Blueberry Sage Hand Pies before that window closes and the fresh blueberries disappear! I know you guys, it is mid-September already and I am jumping back and forth between summer berries and pumpkin. We can get back to the pumpkin pancakes and …
Whole Grain Pie Dough… No cardboard texture issues here! Lately, I am finding myself eating a lot more. I’m stressed. I guess I can now classify myself as not only a person who eats because they are bored but as a stress-eater. Because of this and my love for flaky pie crust and gooey brownies, I …
These Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins are made with whole wheat pastry flour for a healthy addition to your day. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade or bake up a batch of these lemon poppy seed muffins. Life is funny sometimes. It’s always evolving and changing. We have to learn to adapt to our new …
It’s strawberry time! This recipe makes a really great tasting summer dessert in no time at all. It’s pretty perfect to bring along to a BBQ! It’s June and you know what that means: Strawberries and plenty of them! It’s time for the “pick your own” fields and farm stands on almost every road in the …
These acorn squash donuts are a unique and fun way to bring fall flavors into your baking, without relying solely on pumpkin (however delicious it may be). Are you sick of pumpkin? I get it – it’s seriously everywhere. I personally still love pumpkin flavors, but I do find that it overshadows other fall/winter squashes, …
Strawberry Shortcake Pancakes, perfect for a summers day brunch! It’s that time of year again, time for ripe berries and lazy late mornings somewhere between spring and summer spent whipping up a large stack of pancakes topped with strawberries. By using a strawberry huller you aren’t losing part of the fruit that you might lose …
This New York Style Cheesecake is a recipe that comes from my mother, the baker with 15 years experience! My mom worked in a bakery for 15+ years. As a result, she hates to bake. When I started to bake and wanted to learn how things worked in the kitchen, she would just make a …
These Whole Wheat Peanut Butter Cookies are perfect on their own but I suspect if you dipped them in melted dark chocolate, they would be fab. Sometimes it snows and you bake Peanut Butter Cookies. If only because you went to the grocery store the night before the impending storm of doom and promptly left because …
I love Mac and Cheese. I decided not to bake this and make it just a stove top recipe because I feel like the end result is much creamier. I still have a fondness for Kraft Macaroni and Cheese (You know, the blue box – even though I know that compared to this recipe, that …
Let’s talk about the weather. This summer has been a bust, weather-wise. I should have been a fish, or better yet, a mermaid. I was born to swim; my mom will tell you all about it. Usually, in the summer I’m what my family refers to as a “drowned rat” because I’m always soaked, my …
According to the Internet, Soda bread is not Irish if it contains sugar or raisins. My tradition is Irish Soda Bread and the recipe I use calls for both sugar and raisins. It was a let down to learn that the recipe I’ve been eating all my life wasn’t authentic. However, I was recently informed …
This Peanut Butter Hot Chocolate Recipe! I can’t express how creamy, chocolatey, and absolutely delicious this recipe is. “You got peanut butter in my chocolate!” “You got chocolate in my peanut butter!” I used homemade marshmallows in this recipe. You can make them at home pretty easily too. Don’t forget to give them a quick …
Apple crisp is one of those recipes that is so simple that it’s hard not to make a quick batch. Especially when you live in New York and it’s quite easy to get ridiculously crisp, sweet, and juicy apples. It’s almost a sin to buy them at the grocery store and not a farm stand. …
It’s that time of year where everyone is obsessing with blueberries and the markets are starting to fill up with ripe & juicy fruits so I wanted to make these blueberry crumb bars! My market haul today consisted of 3 different kinds of berries, peaches, & sugar plums; along with sweet corn, green beans, and …