Mother’s Day began for me on Friday when my husband thoughtfully brought home some gorgeous orange tulips. I have become partial to orange flowers lately, and tulips are one of my favorites. He figured I might as well enjoy them for the whole weekend, and he figured right. Then on Saturday I received a floral…
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A Reception For Jacki Sorensen
April 27, 2012 11:32 ET President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Announces 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwire – Apr 27, 2012) – In honor of National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN) will pay tribute to the 2012 Lifetime Achievement Award winners at their…
Passover Sponge Cake Roll With Strawberries And Cream
The sponge cake roll in the photo above will be on the dessert menu this evening at our Seder. The recipe for the cake roll is from a little paperback book called You Don’t Have To Be Jewish To Be A Good Cook Book by Lois Levine and Karthryn Winer published in 1971. The recipe…
Raspberry Trifle
A trifle is one of the most festive desserts there is, and perfect for the holidays. Traditionally trifle is an English dessert featuring jam-spread spongecake drenched in sherry or brandy, cloaked in a vanilla custard sauce, covered with raspberries, topped with whipped cream and garnished with a sprinkling of almonds. It is most often made…
Classic Cheesecake With Salted Caramel Sauce
One of the desserts I served at my recent holiday party was this Classic Cheesecake. I already had one fully baked in my freezer (it freezes beautifully as long as it is wrapped very well). I had baked it prior to Thanksgiving just in case I might need it. In a moment of sanity I…
Sweet-Potato Layer Cake With Orange-Cream Cheese Frosting
This is a fabulous holiday cake I initially made years ago for a coworker’s birthday. It was the first time I had ever tried my hand at making candied orange peel, which I discovered isn’t as difficult as you might think and adds dramatically to the presentation and taste. It’s a cross between a spice…
Honey Cake for a Sweet New Year…check out this recipe for the Definitive Honey Cake
Mom’s Viennese Apple Cake
A reader recently commented that she loved my Mom’s Banana Sour Cream Cake and was hoping I would post more of her cakes, specifically her apple cake for Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. As I am in the midst of cooking and baking for the holidays I decided to post this now for those…
Angel Food CakeWith Nectarines and Fresh Blueberry Sauce
I wanted to serve a light summer dessert after a dinner with friends last evening. Our dinner was anything but light since we were having big juicy grilled burgers, thick slices of fresh homegrown tomatoes and vidalia onions, fresh corn on the cob dripping in butter with a squirt of lime juice for those who…
Mom’s Banana Sour Cream Cake
My mother was a great baker. She would whip out cakes faster and easier than anyone I know. At the time I was growing up this is a fact that went unappreciated by me. However, now that I have been enjoying baking for many years, I have come to realize that the ease with which…