Banana Walnut Bread
I started making banana bread when I was in high school. I’ve been cooking & baking since I was a kid, but when I got to high school, that’s when I started my experimental recipe...
Category: Recipes
Casey’s Rockin’ Red Chicken
It was an unseasonably warm day in February in NY. 75 degrees in February! It’s unheard of. We broke a new record. It was a nice break from the cold winter, even if it was...
Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Sea Salt
Sunday afternoon is a great day for baking. My son absolutely loves chocolate chip cookies. He asks for them for dessert almost every night! I decided to make a more adult version with chocolate chunks...
Pear Walnut Bread
Lately, I’ve been kind of obsessed with pears. They taste great, and I love the way they look when they’re baked. I’ve been trying to put together more recipes that include these little beauties! In...
Aromatics
On Groundhog Day this year, the groundhog in Pennsylvania so his shadow, so we all know what that means…. six more weeks of winter! Guess we’ll be waiting a little longer for Spring flowers….sigh....
Lemon Madeleines
I can remember the first time I had a Madeleine. My aunt took my parents, my now husband (then fiancé) and I to the French restaurant, Chez Lucienne in Harlem. After we dined on mussels...
Pear Cheese Tart
I love cakes and brownies, but I really, really love fruit desserts. I make apple pie year-round, not just during Thanksgiving. When summer comes, and all the varieties of fresh fruits hit the market, fruit...
Roasted Tomatoes
Tomatoes are one of the great vegetables that can be found year round. Well, technically they’re a fruit, but we eat them like a vegetable. In the summertime, you can pick some fresh from a...
Roasted Winter Vegetables
Summer is not the only time of the year to get really delicious fresh vegetables. There are many vegetables that are grown for the fall and winter. If you roast them in the oven instead...
Buttermilk Pancakes
How Often Do You Make Pancakes? I love Buttermilk pancakes. It’s my favorite thing to have for breakfast. Growing up, during the week, breakfast was simple. A roll with butter or a bagel. But when...