Celebrating Life Around The Table
This ice cream is amazing! We made it tonight in the class Intro To Culinary Arts class I am teaching. We roasted apricots that were brushed with honey and sprinkled with a little sugar. Then we topped it with Mascarpone Ice Cream..it was amazing! Homemade ice cream in itself is decadent. I love the… [read more]
I learned something new this weekend – you can grill a pie on your bbq. When my friends over at Pillsbury asked me to create a grilled dessert using Pillsbury® Refrigerated Pie Dough I thought sure! Then I thought really? This Grilled Grape Almond Pie is easy and you can do it too! Cook the… [read more]
I can’t believe I never shared this Grapefruit Ricotta Cake with you. It was divine. I realized this year that I like cakes that are simple and not heavily frosted. They make a nice ending to dinner without being too sweet. Grapefruit is part of my daily meal plan. For breakfast I sprinkle raw sugar… [read more]
I recently made these Dark Chocolate Cookie Dough Brownies to bring to a friend and his family. Right after Christmas Abbey was sick and then diagnosed with a two brain tumor’s. My heart broke for them when I read the email. She is in 8th grade and goes to my nephews school. I have worked… [read more]
This has the been the season of cookie exchanges. I attended three this season which means I baked over 21 dozen cookies just for these events. But it was so much fun! The best part wasn’t the cookies, but the people I got to share one with. I felt very blessed to celebrate the holiday’s… [read more]
How have I never made snowcap cookies? These cookies are dark, dense and rich. Oh and you try to stop at just one! They are so pretty with the powdered sugar and the dark chocolate cracks in the cookies. I tried a Martha Stewart recipe and I would not change a thing. You start… [read more]
My love of food is rooted in the experiences and relationships. The friends and family gathered around the table. The dinner party where we linger all evening and no one wants to leave. Food is a way we can express how much we care. When words fail, we show up with food. It seems like… [read more]
At the holidays sometimes we can get overloaded with chocolate sweets. Winter is the perfect time to use citrus so when the fun folks at Pillsbury invited me to create desserts with their Pillsbury Refrigerated Cookies these came to mind. Mini Orange Creamsicle Cheesecake Pots. Mini sized is a must for parties. People love bite… [read more]
I am knee deep in holiday baking, how about you? There are cookie exchanges, holiday parties and dinners to enjoy. My friends at Pillsbury invited me to create a new holiday cookie using their Pillsbury ® Refrigerated Sugar Cookie Dough. Of course, I said yes and created White Chocolate Eggnog Tarts topped with sugared cranberries.… [read more]
The fun folks at Reynold’s invited me to develop a cookie recipe using their Reynolds® Parchment Paper. It was a no brainer for me, because I use it for all of my baking. Parchment paper makes baking a breeze and gives the benefits of a non stick surface. Everything cooks evenly and releases gently from… [read more]
