Flourless Chocolate Cake with Ganache Topping adapted from Bon Appetit

      Recently, I joined a group that bakes recipes from the cookbook, Baked Explorations, and

We were in picturesque Victoria, British Columbia a few summers ago.  The fabulous Empress Hotel on the Inner

  Hubby had a moment of panic on Sunday morning...NO BISQUICK!   He has his weekend routine:  oatmeal on S

I was so honored to be invited to do a guest post on The Big Fat Baker.  I connected with Erin when I discove

Delectable Cinnamon Rolls adapted from Fine Cooking

Do you ever buy a cookbook for one recipe?  It was the "Penne with a Quick Sausage Sauce" that enticed me int

        Monet, who writes the lyrical blog Anecdotes and Apple Cores, is a warm, generous

A scrumptious berry pie with a sweetened cream cheese filling. Recipe adapted from a family friend, Dee Mc Con

!Adapted from The Pastry Queen via Tracey's Culinary Adventures

Last spring, we had one of our parish priests over for dinner.  He's a young guy, and was thrilled when I mad

A fabulous chicken marinade full of Asian flavors. Adapted from The Beach House Cookbook

        It was through serendipity that I've become friends with a lovely food blogger in

A favorite coconut recipe from my childhood.

Although I was exposed to Asian food growing up, it wasn't anything that appeared at our dinner table.  I lov

This month's Forever Nigella theme is salads...and our lovely host is Belleau Kitchen.  I found Nigella's Ult

A classic Iowa steak preparation that's perfect for company.

A decadent French silk pie made without raw eggs. Adapted from Cook's Country.

Ready for their water bath~ Garnished with white chocolate whipped cream, raspberries and chocolate curls... o

Chevre Tourteau with Balsamic Strawberries...French Fridays with Dorie I adore cheesecake, but mine have alway

You've been hiding under a rock if you haven't noticed the popularity of the French macaron...a patisserie fav

I thought I found the best ever chocolate cake when I baked my Triple Layer Cocoa Cake, but it's no fun to mak

Recipe adapted from Southern Living

Luscious lemon bars adapted from Nick Malgieri

  Mardi, of eat.live.travel.write, is hosting this month's Forever Nigella. We were instructed to make nibble

A luscious maple mousse recipe

One of my favorite bakers, Lindsey, of Gingerbread Bagels, inspired me to bake some oatmeal cookies this week.

 I have yet to meet a number of my best and dearest friends...Patti is one of those!  We've bonded over our

This marinade of garlic, Dijon, rosemary and lemon

A tasty white wine sangria filled with fruit

Chewy and irresistible coconut cookies adapted from Indigo's Sugar Spectrum and Allrecipes

Cake adapted from Smitten Kitchen. Frosting adapted from Add a Pinch.

 I put a teaspoonful of crumbs into each muffin paper~  Then use this wooden tamper to press the crumbs into

Can be baked in a large casserole dish or individual portions~ A blogger very near and dear to many of us suff

A delicious fanned potato recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com

“Every face tells a story….” My friend, Traci, is a remarkable woman.  Three years ago, upon hearing o