37/365 The Baking Bug

After the holidays were over you would have thought I had done enough baking. But that was for other people and for the holidays themselves. I was in the mood to just do… Continue reading →

19/365 Baking Technique

One of the first lessons you must teach when baking is the spoon has to be licked!

My First Pumpkin Pie!

Fifty five years old and I just made my first pumpkin pie. It was always my mother’s thing and so we always let her make it. Now that Mom has passed I had… Continue reading →

Chocolate Peppermint Poke Cake

I was desperate for a quick but delicious recipe to make for dessert on Christmas day. My week was so busy and I was not going to be able to devote a lot… Continue reading →

Our Word View – Word of the Week = QUINTESSENTIAL

SUNDAY POSTING ~ A COLLABORATIVE BLOG BETWEEN TWO FRIENDS (ME AND MY FRIEND BARB) WHO’S PATHS WERE SEPARATED FOR 20+ YEARS AND HAVE FOUND ONE ANOTHER ONCE AGAIN ONLINE. BOTH SHARE A LOVE OF THE… Continue reading →

Tantalizing Tuesday – Grilled Pound Cake with Honey & Berries

Oh my gosh… have you just been told company is coming in a little while and you need to come up with an amazing dessert! Well I have one for you that you… Continue reading →

Tantalizing Tuesday – Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars – 7/10/12

Peanut Butter Chocolate Bars (no baking necessary)! A quick and easy dessert ~ the only kind I make! Ingredients: 1/3 box graham cracker crumbs 1 lb confectioner sugar 1 C smooth peanut butter… Continue reading →

Tantalizing Tuesday – Raspberry Squares – 6/26/12

AN ASSORTMENT OF WONDERFUL THINGS I HAVE EITHER COOKED OR EATEN AT RESTAURANTS, BAKERIES AND ESTABLISHMENTS I HAVE VISITED WHICH I RECOMMEND TO YOU. SOME POSTS INCLUDE THE RECIPES. (SOME EVEN DIDN’T HAPPEN… Continue reading →

Tantalizing Tuesday – Magic Cookie Bars – 6/12/12

Magic Cookie Bars There is nothing easier to make but yummier to eat than “Magic Cookie Bars”. I’m sure most of you have this recipe or it’s somewhere within your family tree. I… Continue reading →

Dunbar Tea Room, Sandwich, MA, Cape Cod

Desserts at Dunbar Tea Room, Sandwich MA Cape Cod Have you ever seen such a gorgeous display of delectables? The Dunbar Tea Room in Sandwich on Cape Cod has got to be my… Continue reading →

Tantalizing Tuesday 2/7/12

Triple Chocolate Mouse (White chocolate Flakes, Milk Chocolate Layer, Dark Chocolate Layer) One thing I have always had is an incredible sweet tooth. Passing up a dessert is very difficult for me. This… Continue reading →