Super Berry Stilton Cheesecake
I received some rather raving reviews regarding the Salted Caramel Walnut Cinnamon Cheesecake I recently baked.That felt good (oh, it also smelled and tasted good in my opinion TOO, so the whole situation was a winner – obviously).As a result, I chose to bake yet another cheesecake. No surprise there, really. I had some Bonne…
Read MoreBanana Graham Walnut Cream Pie
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: “Ask and you shall receive.”She wanted a banana cream pie.And, she got one. This banana cream pie is special, though. With a graham cracker crust, the filling is five layers of light, fluffy, sweet, crunchy, creamy banana-ness! Bananagrams is a word game invented by Abraham Nathanson…
Read MoreGluten-Free, Vegan White Chocolatey Peanut Butter Cookies
I simply cannot recall a time or date when I was NOT in the mood for peanut butter. The creamy, sweet, savory wonderful magic is simply a treat to be enjoyed anytime…any day.Thus, I concede to baking cookies – again! This time, it’s peanut butter cookies (well, again), with a little “white chocolatey” note. There’s…
Read MoreCashew Blueberry Superfood No Bake Cookies (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
We all crave little morsels of sweetness from time to time (or, all the time in many a case).Just a gem, a bite, a bit…And, while dark chocolate will fit the bill in the majority of situations, sometimes we all want something a little more super – protein packed, fiber packed, health packed, but also…
Read MoreMeyer Lemon Polenta Cake
I have professed that when you see Meyer lemons available at the market, you must snatch them up (well, buy them, of course), and run home to create all the goodness with them right away.It’s so true.They are magical little orbs of wonderfulness. Citrus × meyeri, the Meyer lemon: small, sweet hybrid, thought to be a cross between…
Read MoreSalted Caramel Walnut Cinnamon Cheesecake
I pondered what to bake for Valentine’s Day for quite some time this year. I thought about a special steak sous vide dinner at home, with roasted Brussels sprouts and baked sweet potatoes – some of our favorite things, along with a gorgeous red wine.But, I also thought long and hard about dessert.I was determined…
Read MoreCinnamon Apple Butter Aged Gouda Cheesecake Bars
Over Christmas last year, my daughter-in-law gifted me with some homemade Dutch Apple Butter. Her family is from Michigan and every year they all get together in the fall and pick apples and make cinnamon spiced apple butter. YUM!She asked me if liked apple butter and if I’d enjoy having some. Umm..what do you think…
Read MoreGluten-Free Dairy-Free Sea Salt Licorice Chocolate Candy Cookies
With my bounty of licorice candy, licorice sea salt, and licorice candy, I couldn’t leave my gluten-free and dairy-free diet friends hanging – I had to bake THEM some treats as well.Thus, with a touch of this and a touch of that, I baked, yet again!Second up (and final) from the Icelandic licorice theme:Gluten-Free Dairy-Free…
Read MoreIcelandic Licorice Sea Salt Chocolate Brownies
One of my favorite things about my sister-in-law is her adoration of travel.We both share the fascination with learning and experiencing other countries, seeing the world, and meeting those of another culture. We both also really cherish the opportunity to try new foods abroad.And Alison travels A LOT.She’s one lucky one. On her most recent…
Read MoreVegan Kale Coconut Sweet Potato Chowder
There’s something incredibly special about sweet potatoes.They are sweet. They are starchy. They are satisfying. They are salubrious.But, they also come in a variety of “varieties,” many with which you many not be familiar. Most of us know sweet potatoes, the orange-y golden ones, as “yams.” Well, sorry, folks, yams are a completely different thing….
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