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{TWD} Coconut Tea Cake

Dorie mentions on the page of this recipe that it was from a friend who likes a “dry cake” which was intriguing. Mind you I thought about many ways to “spruce up” what was sounding to be a bit blah. Dry. Coconut. Cake. I mean, really, who looks forward to that?

But, I did not even [...]

Welcome Spring! Cupcakes

Today marks the first day of spring and it has announced itself with a gentle warming effect over the last few days. What fun to see life begin to grow, flowers begin to bloom and the feeling in the air change without much effort.

Spring also seems to bring about a change of food cravings – [...]

{TWD} Chocolate Pistachio Tart

With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner (by just minutes) I wanted to adjust this week’s TWD recipe to be a bit more “green”. So then I had to decide between exchanging the raspberries either for kiwi fruit or pistachio nuts. These will be cut into squares for the weekly meeting tomorrow at work, so [...]

{TWD} Thumbprints For Us Big Guys

Sometimes I find that I stray from a recipe and it turns out ten times more delicious! Sometimes I find that a change I makes affects the dish more than I had desired. Every so often, I read through a recipe really carefully and thoroughly.

The last batch of cookies I made, I discovered just before [...]

{TWD} Toasted-Coconut Custard Tart

I may have commented before on my, well, lack of like for coconut. I have a great deal of aversion to the paper like shreds sold in bags here in the states. While in Peru, I realized that coconut does not actually come from the bags themselves (although it does seem to taste like it!) [...]

{TWD} Honey Wheat Cookies

The adventures with Dorie have included a lot of butter and chocolate. In moderation, those things are not that bad, but on a weekly basis, they tend to be slightly frightening. This week’s ingredients include honey instead of loads of sugar, wheat germ instead of, well, everything bad for you…so this week’s recipe seemed to [...]

Wilton Cake Decorating Class One

Several weeks ago, I chose to sign myself up for cake decorating classes. It is not often that I actually choose to do something simply because I want to instead of because I “have” to or because I “should”. It delights me that I have learned so many things in a few short weeks. Currently [...]

{TWD} Cocoa Nana Bread

Do you enjoy dessert for breakfast? I always enjoy the luxury of enjoying a true sweet treat with my morning coffee. You know how banana bread can be the perfect delight morning noon and night? It is like that great balance between something sweet and (sort of) healthy.

But now I am going to one-up you. [...]

Chocolate Peanut Butter Birthday Cake

Birthdays are meant to be celebrated. Cakes are meant to be eaten. Parties are meant to be enjoyed. One day out of each year is dedicated to you alone (well, unless you are a twin!). Some of my birthdays have been wonderful – celebrated with friends, out on the town, and even some surprises! Some [...]

Gingersnap Shortbread

Gingersnap and gingerbread, to me, seem like the underdog of the baked goods world. September rings in with everything apple. October highlights all things pumpkin. In November, you simply cannot get away from Thanksgiving goodness with recipes like pecan pies. And December…don’t get me started on peppermint, Christmas cookies and Yule Logs!

Although ginger can be [...]