They say you’re either a baker or a cook, but not both. Do you agree with that? I don’t, because I enjoy both, but given the choice I’d rather bake I suppose. And I enjoy giving my creations as gifts. Giving home baked treats is a time honored tradition, and for good reason. Few things warm the hearts of friends and family as much as
Chocolate Cherry Cookies
I don’t have to look at the calendar to know it’s November. While most of you may be busy decorating your homes for the holidays and buying and wrapping gifts, I can be found knee deep in flour, sugar and butter. Every year, sometimes beginning as early as October, I knock out dozens, sometimes hundreds of cookies in all shapes and sizes. Whether they’re small bites
Apple Turnovers with Dried Cherries
It’s official. It must be nearing the end of summer. I’ve exchanged my kayak paddle for kitchen tools it seems. Nowadays, when I’m not out shopping for ingredients, you’ll likely find me in the kitchen using them, or as Fisherman likes to say, ‘whipping something up’, like these delicious apple turnovers, tomato sauce and soup. Now my friends. Listen up. These turnovers are addicting. Dangerous even. I’ve
Chocolate Banana Muffins
Sometimes I get to the end of the day and I think ‘hey, I didn’t eat any veggies or fruit today’. That usually just happens on days that end with a ‘y’. But wait! These muffins have bananas in them (and the last time I checked a banana is a fruit). And dark chocolate. And mercifully dark chocolate is good for you, right? I wasn’t
Fresh Figs With Melted Cheese & Honey
Growing up in suburbia Long Island, NY, we didn’t have a huge yard, but it was large enough to house a fig tree (and a pool), which was pretty much all I cared about. Every year, like an anxious, impatient child on Christmas morning, I would await the first crop of figs. I would venture outside each day during the summer, hoping that at least
Preserved Lemons
Preserving lemons is so ridiculously easy. There’s no cooking involved, and if you opt out of the optional ingredients, you’ll need exactly two things to make it…lemons and sea salt. Oh, and water. Does that count? Even if you don’t use them for cooking, having a large brightly colored jar of lemons gracing your counter isn’t such a bad thing, right? Here’s what you’ll need: Lemons (the
Grilled Fig Pizza
One of my fondest childhood memories is of my paternal grandfather’s fabulous garden, filled with luscious purple grapes, red ripe tomatoes and of course, figs. Everything my grandfather touched in his garden turned to gold. He had a green thumb like no other, and he cultivated the most amazing fruits and vegetables that belied his garden’s very modest size. Everything was delicious, but those figs
Chocolate Fudge Pound Cake
Have you noticed that the world of desserts is being overrun by all things fancy smancy? It seems good old fashioned desserts, like a simple chocolate cake, are the red-headed stepchild in the world of chocolate concoctions. That ends now. At least for me it does. In the mood for something simple and delicious to serve a chocolate loving friend last week, I turned to
Cooking and Packing and Flagstones, Oh My!
By the time you read this, we will be deep in the throes of our first RV excursion with our sexy beast. I’ve been asked if we’re nervous. A little. We are, after all, driving what is essentially a glorified bus into uncharted territory to hang with over 200 other rv’ers, none of whom we’ve ever met or even spoken to. But I’m more excited
Gooey Chewy Chocolate Espresso Cookies
As you can see from the pictures, these cookies are definitely gooey and chewy. Like small pieces of chocolate lava cake, these cookies demand lots of fresh, cold milk to wash down the richness of the chocolate. If you’re looking for something that’s fairly easy to make and a crowd pleaser, give these a try. As I mentioned in this post about the living room
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