Chocolate Chip Cookies…is there anyone who doesn’t love them? I doubt it. The very first thing I ever baked was chocolate chip cookies. I was probably about 12 years old, and I followed the recipe on the back of the bag of Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chips. They turned out great, and it became my…
Tag: dessert
Pumpkin Bread
If it’s October it must be Pumpkin Bread! This is a delicious quick bread recipe my sister first made years ago, and I’ve been making ever since tasting my first slice. It’s a simple loaf to make… add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, fold in the raisins and walnuts, and into the loaf…
Coconut Layer Cake With Fluffy White Frosting
Coconut Layer Cake (adapted from Fannie Farmer’s Fresh Coconut Cake) 3 cups all purpose flour, plus extra for dusting the pans 1 tablespoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus extra for greasing pans 2 cups sugar 4 large eggs 1 cup whole milk (flavored with 1…
Mom’s Apple Noodle Kugel
Kugel is a popular side dish in the Jewish cuisine. It is a baked pudding casserole which can be either sweet or savory. It is usually made of noodles, but can also be made from potatoes. Of the noodle kugels most often you will see recipes that include cottage cheese and sour cream, with or…
Honey Cakes For A Sweet Year
The Jewish New Year known as Rosh Hashanah begins this evening. It marks the beginning of the Jewish Calendar with this year being 5771. Over the centuries, it has become associated with many food customs such as eating sweet foods to symbolize hopes for a “Sweet New Year”. It is customary to dip apples and…
Blueberry Muffins And Blogs
This morning I woke up early, grabbed a cup of coffee, and started looking at food blogs, the number of which seems endless. Until I began this blog recently I had not spent much time searching them out. I found it quite inspiring. I would like to share with you two which I particularly enjoyed…smitten…
CLASSIC CHEESECAKE WITH BLUEBERRY TOPPING The recipe for this classic cheesecake comes from the October 2001 issue of Bon Appetit magazine. It was featured on the dessert menu of Alain Ducasse’s Spoon Food & Wine restaurant located off the Champs-Elysees in Paris. Although the dessert menu which also featured Ben & Jerry’s ice cream seems…
A CHOCOLATE CAKE THAT’S GOT IT ALL (REVIEWED) I’m happy to report that the results are in for the chocolate cake in the below post, and it’s a keeper! It has a rich chocolate flavor and a lighter texture which is complemented by the satiny, creamy, chocolatey, yummy frosting. And all the family agreed! The…
A CHOCOLATE CAKE THAT’S GOT IT ALL That’s actually the name of this recipe! I found this recipe online as I was searching chocolate cakes, and decided to try it to take to a family gathering tomorrow. Since I’ve been baking for many years I’ve become fairly good at reading a recipe and being able…
Raspberry Strawberry Pie
While most cooks prefer either cooking to baking or vice versa I must admit I love both, which may explain why I’m in my kitchen all the time. More often than not I decide to make something based on what I have on hand. With homemade pie dough in my freezer, a basket of red…