Category: Recipes

  Yesterday I hosted a small Friendsgiving.  Nothing major and I kept the menu simple.  Ina Garten approved turkey? Check. Mashed potatoes? Check? Yummy stuffing? Check.  Fluffy sweet rolls? Check. The only thing missing was a good vegetable side dish.  I came across the idea for this one on the...

So . . . this recipe for Coconut Lime Mousse Cake requires me to admit to you something I’ve been dreading since I started this blog.  I know, I know its only been like a hot minute but I’ve still been dreading it. Deep breath. Here it is: I...

These coffee toffee cookies are a riff on one of my favorite desserts.  Does anyone else have a Ben & Jerry’s addiction?  Yes, I know, I know — we’ve all moved on.  To fancy gelatos and sorbets. To granitas and strange flavors of small batch ice creams like charcoal and...

Ah, Fall.  It’s my favorite season.  I know, I know, Summer gets so much love.  And Spring’s a close second.  But for me?  Fall is where it’s at.  Maybe it’s different where you live.  But here?  Fall is the bomb.  Yeah, I said it.  I know, I know —...

I’ve flirted with the idea of going gluten-free a couple times but I’m too much of a carb addict.  Who can refuse a good slice of warm sourdough bread or a delicious pain au chocolate for breakfast (mmm, chocolate.  another thing I can’t resist.)? Look, I get it.  There...

One of my favorite places to visit around Christmas is Longwood Gardens.  If you live South of Philly (or anywhere within a couple hours drive of Kennett Square, PA) I highly recommend you visit.  It’s an amazing place in any season (and it changes every season so you can go...

I’d like to tell you that my inaugural recipe for peanut butter banana bread was carefully thought out after poring over hundreds of online recipes and cookbooks.  But really it started with some overripe bananas. In my kitchen if often feels like feast or famine.  Either I have too...