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Marshmallows
Got this simple marshmallow recipe from Alton Brown. For this recipe you will need: 3 packages unflavored gelatin 1 cup ice cold water, divided 12 ounces granulated sugar, approximately 1 1/2 cups 1 cup light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 (read full article)
Baby Doughnut Muffins
I'd like to introduce to you my new best friends, which are these adorable little doughnuts. I mean muffins. I mean doughnuts. They are a little bit of both...the basic batter that goes into making those old-fashioned cake doughnuts, but instead (read full article)
Easy Chocolate Cheesecake
For this recipe you will need: 36 chocolate wafers 6 tablespoons margarine, melted 6 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided 1 cup shredded carrots 1 envelope (.25 oz.) unflavored gelatin 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder 2 packages (8 oz. each) c (read full article)
Easy Chocolate Chip cookie, and a prelude to a giveaway!
A food blog can never really be complete without at least one recipe of the 'perfect' chocolate chip cookie, or at least the journey to finding one. I was myself a bit surprised that the one that I had made many moons ago, was not posted yet on the b (read full article)
Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl
Chocolate and peanut butter, is there any combination quite so delicious? I'm a great fan of this combination and Reese's Cups and Pieces remain among my all time favorite candy. In fact, give me Reese's Pieces at the movies and I'll be happy! Thes (read full article)
Strawberry Popsicles
Popsicles are the perfect summer treat. You don’t have to turn on the oven and heat up the house to make popsicles. Homemade popsicles are the best too! They are easy, fun, and the flavor options are endless. We recently made strawberry popsic (read full article)
Easy Chocolate Cheesecake
For this recipe you will need: 36 chocolate wafers 6 tablespoons margarine, melted 6 tablespoons granulated sugar, divided 1 cup shredded carrots 1 envelope (.25 oz.) unflavored gelatin 1 tablespoon instant espresso powder 2 packages (8 oz. each) c (read full article)
Cornbread Muffins
Cornbread Muffins, adapted from Allrecipes Ingredients: 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup cornmeal 1 tablespoon granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/3 cup egg substitute 1/3 cup low-fat buttermilk 1 1/2 tablespoons canol (read full article)
Spicy Miso Pork Ramen Noodles
Yesterday I had one of those days where nothing got done. Actually, let me rephrase that. Things got done, just not the things on any of my “To Do” lists. It was one of those days where both of the girls seemed to b (read full article)
Honey Spice Cookies
I honestly wasn't sure whether I was going to be baking something new before next week. Early on Thursday I made a huge batch of Sugar Donut Muffins to take over to Karin's so she could include them when she visits the parks this week on her mission (read full article)
In Search of the Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookie
The problem with searching for the "perfect" chocolate chip cookie, is that opinions are subjective. What I like in a cookie, maybe you don't. A recipe that one person raves over may seem blah to the next. When I saw America's Test (read full article)
Ichigo Condensed Milk Kakigori—Strawberry Condensed Milk Japanese Shaved Ice
Kakigori (Japanese shaved ice) is a popular summer treat that we looked forward to eating when we lived in Japan. When we were in Tokyo last month we spent a day in the Azabu Juban area visiting some of our favorite spots. After (read full article)
Lemon Bar Recipe
Close up of a delicious lemon bar. Lemon bars are a delicious and easy to make bakery treat. Serve lemon bars at your next luncheon, tea party or bridal shower. To make lemon bars, first make the shortbread crust, and pre-bake it in the oven befor (read full article)
Wild Plum Jam
Someone in our village was selling some small plums from their trees this weekend, so I’m really pleased to have come up with a recipe for them. This jam is quite simple to make as you do not require any special equipment or preserving product (read full article)
Swiss Swirl Ice Cream Cake
Pretty-in-Pink Swiss Swirl Ice Cream CakeThe July 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Sunita of Sunita’s world – life and food. Sunita challenged everyone to make an ice-cream filled Swiss roll that’s then used to make a bombe with ho (read full article)
Personal Peach and Almond Tarts
A few days ago, a bunch of peaches sat ripening on the kitchen counter, slowly but surely reaching the point where they were almost too ripe. They needed to be eaten, and right away! The problem nagged at me even in my subconscious, a (read full article)
It's National Cheesecake Day!!!
Did you know that July 30th is National Cheesecake Day? Well, neither did I until the folks at Driscoll's Berries pointed it out to me. They sent me some fabulous coupons for raspberries and Albertsons kindly cooperated by putting them on (read full article)
Fudge & Banana Custard Pie
“I don’t think a really good pie can be made without a dozen or so children peeking over your shoulder as you stoop to look in at it every little while.” — John Gould Ok, so maybe I don’t have a dozen (read full article)
Blueberry Oatmeal muffins
I have tried many blueberry muffin recipes to get away from using the packaged stuff. Up until this recipe I had never found one I wanted to make again. These are not traditional blueberry muffins – they are even better. Blueberry Oatmeal M (read full article)
Raspberry, Chocolate & Courgette Cake
If you’re struggling to deal with a glut of courgettes this summer (they grow like blinkin’ wildfire), here’s a good way to use some up. It’s quite a rich cake and tastes great served with cream. It works well as both a (read full article)



