Happy 4th of July! We celebrated at home this year, having recently returned from a wonderful trip to Michigan where my youngest brother hosted a family reunion at his home near the the lake. We play bocce every Tuesday with our neighbors throughout the year at a nearby park. When we moved to our new…
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Orange Angel Food Cake
At the recent Saturday morning farmers market my husband purchased 3 baskets of local strawberries, one of our points of pride living here on the central coast. Although available much of the year here, we are approaching the season when they are coming into their own, and just keep getting better and better. Looking at…
Chinese Almond Cookies
Homemade Chinese Almond Cookies! The perfect ending to a dinner of the Garlic Chicken Stir Fry I recently posted, Stir-Fried Shrimp with Veggies and Ginger, or how about the Chicken Stir Fry with Veggies and Cashews… or don’t wait for dinner at all and have a few with a cup of tea. This recipe is one…
Double Apple Pie
Better late than never…so here is the recipe for the Double Apple Pie I served at Thanksgiving this year. But please don’t wait until Thanksgiving to make this! It’s that good! Vodka in the pastry makes for a very flaky crust! Wanted to get this up before we move into Hanukkah, Christmas and 2017! Double…
Louisiana Bread Pudding and Whiskey Sauce
As promised, here is the easy recipe for the luscious and so comforting Louisiana Bread Pudding and Whisky Sauce, one of the desserts I offered at our Thanksgiving feast this year. I made it for years every Thanksgiving when we were living in Chicago, but once we moved to Maryland I don’t recall making it for…
Babette Friedman’s Apple Cake
Today marks two weeks since we celebrated our son and daughter-in-law’s fantastic wedding held at the Rancho Valencia Resort north of San Diego! It was a beautiful, joyous, and fun-filled weekend shared with close friends and family, and truly was a reflection of them and the love they share. Rancho Valencia’s Mediterranean-inspired setting includes flowerbeds of…
Dinner at Sheila’s is Six Years Old Today!
What better way to celebrate than share 6 of my favorite cake recipes with you from the past six years! Here you go… Coconut Layer Cake Carrot Cupcakes/Cake Glazed Fudge Cake Raspberry Cheesecake Strawberries and Cream Spectacular Triple Berry Summer Buttermilk Bundt Cake Hope you enjoy them, and looking forward to sharing another delicious year with…
Strawberry Shortcake for the Fourth of July!
Happy Fourth of July ! I had to make these fantastic shortcakes after reading about them in the recent grilling issue of Bon Appetit. We’ve all had various forms of strawberry shortcake. Pound cake, sponge cake, angel food cake, and biscuits are commonly used as the base for this special summer dessert. Actual…
Cherry Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake
I recently served this delicious Cherry Pecan Streusel Coffee Cake for a brunch we hosted for friends. I was searching the net for a bundt coffee cake which incorporated dried tart cherries, and discovered this recipe on Food 52. Note: However, the contributor on Food 52 omitted several ingredients from the recipe and…
Spiced Apple Pie with Walnut Streusel Topping
Recently friends from LA came for the weekend, and I made this apple pie for dessert after a meal of Beef Bourguignon. It is such a great apple pie, perfectly spiced in my opinion… cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves… The recipe for the Spiced Apple Pie which you will find here on a previous post makes…