Salt Blocks for Serving, Cooking and a Few Recipes

Salt blocks and other salt mediums such as bowls and cups are a unique means of serving and preparing all kinds of recipes such as beverages, desserts, salads, grilled veggies, meat and fish. There are six techniques you can use with your salt blocks; serving, warming, curing, cooking, chilling and drinking. Mineral richness and amazing … Continue reading

Baklava Tart Filling

This is another super easy dessert to prepare ahead of time.  Just prepare the filling until you are ready to serve. There is no cooking or baking – how easy is this to provide a sweet little treat like pecan pie. I have a total of (now 10) fillings for these scrumptious tarts. See Tart Shell … Continue reading

Buckeye Candy

How about some Buckeyes while you watch college football over the Thanksgiving weekend. There is a lot of eating and watching football during this holiday in my family. It is also the University of Michigan (my alma mater) and Ohio State University game. This is one of the biggest college games for my  hometown of … Continue reading

Witches’ Fingers Cookies

It’s that time of the year when I am thinking about Fall, apples and pumpkins and such and then of course one of my favorite holidays, Halloween.  I seem to be on a “witches fingers kick” with Chocolate Covered Halloween Pretzle Fingers so now I am adding some very cute cookies you can make. Martha … Continue reading

Fresh Peach Coffee Cake

I managed to make one more peach recipe before the season was over.   Nothing better than fresh peaches, but I guess I say that about everything when it is in season. This is a Barefoot Contessa recipe which I received in an email and it sounded very simple and easy to make. Sometimes I … Continue reading

Sourdough Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star – no this post is not about a famous children’s song but  is a special tribute post to remember Selma @ Selma’s Table, a special blogging friend from the UK who passed away recently. Many did not know of her struggle, including me, as she maintained her  friendly, outgoing,  caring and thoughtful … Continue reading

Strawberry Tiramisu

I have been wanting to make the traditional  Italian dessert Tiramisu, or “pick me up” as it is often called for a long time.  I like the metaphorical translation which is “make-me-happy”  as this recipe certainly did. The problem has been that I have about 20 different versions of this yummy dessert and it was … Continue reading

Happy Valentine’s Day

Happy Valentine’s Day!  Everyone  likes chocolate, Oreo cookies and fun, don’t they?   These are new molds for 2015 and some of you have already seen some  of the molds I have made in the past. Check out last year’s Valentine Oreos for your Sweetie and search “oreos” for all the different ones I have … Continue reading

Pecan-Bacon Squares A’ La Mode

Happy New Year and best wishes to everyone in 2015!  We had a great time and stayed awake to watch the grand finale of 2014 and the beginning of the New Year 🙂     This was the dessert  I served on New Year’s Eve.   This was like a pecan pie but with a twist, … Continue reading

Caramel Pumpkin Pie Thumbprint Cookies

I keep telling myself not to make any new recipes and post all of the drafts I have (which I have been trying to do)  but I could not resist these cookies by Joy The Baker.  Especially, since this is the holiday season and people want to see yummy desserts.  This delicious recipe appeared in … Continue reading