Valentines Day is a good excuse to make something chocolate, isn't it?  Last year I made  chocolate soufflés , my personal favor...

I mentioned in an  earlier post  that I am loving Joanne Chang's cookbook,   flour . H er banana bread recipe never disappoints. ...

Almost a month has passed since I've posted anything, and it feels like an eternity.  We had a full house for Christmas week, and eve...

The shopping is done.  The presents are wrapped and placed under the tree.  But perhaps there is one member of your family you may have fo...

You may find yourself wanting to bake some cookies for Christmas.  Maybe you're not quite up to the big Christmas cookie bake-a-thon. ...

This is not a gingerbread for anyone who may be afraid of a little spice. It has beaucoup spice.  It has a deep, dark, rich flavor. It is ...

When was the last time you baked bread?   What's that?  Can't quite remember?  Oh wait, you've never even tried to make bread?...

Are you sick of pumpkin yet?  I'm not.  Pumpkin is one of those things that most people either love or hate.  I fall into the first cate...

Yesterday was a freakishly cold and snowy day here in NY.  It was the kind of day that begged for the oven to be turned on.  It would hav...

October is flying by all to quickly.  I've wanted to share this recipe for some time now, I just haven't had the chance. It's...

My son Matthew was in town for a few days and as always,  there was too little time and too much to do.    He is a sucker for anything I ...

     My dad loved bakeries.  Actually, what he really loved were baked goods.  If my mom did not keep him supplied in his favorite desserts,...

I'm making my adjustment back to the civilized (or so they say it is) world slowly.  After spending some time enjoying the peace and qu...

My inspiration to bake these muffins was twofold.   I has some speckled bananas, some very ripe pineapple and some shredded coconut that ha...

Let me start out by saying, Paul and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary this month.  For 30 years I've listened to Paul reminisce...

Yup, that's the official name of this soda bread.  Sometime back in the 1980's my mother-in-law gave me a cookbook that was a collec...

Aunt Gloria's original recipe card, from my mother's recipe box Growing up, I spent some time at my Aunt Gloria's house.  She...

I guess if you had to assign a signature recipe to my mother, this would be it.  Every Christmas, my mom would make a tray of home baked coo...

Christmas has been sneaking up on me.  Thanks to the internet, my shopping is now under control .  It's a quiet weekend.  Paul is away v...

I have the recipe for the best chocolate cake.  Yes, that is a BOLD statement, but I truly believe that it's a TRUE statement.    If yo...