Blackberry Lavender Preserves can be made with fresh or frozen berries. Lavender is the perfect accent flavor for luscious blackberries. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Home canning is much easier than you think it is. If you’re a canning novice, fruit preserves are a great place to start. Because jams, jellies …
These wonderfully Thick and Chewy Peanut Butter Cookies are loaded with chocolate chips and chunky honey roasted peanuts. Grab a glass of cold milk and enjoy a hearty snack. Are you a cookie monster? Me too! Are you a peanut butter monster? (hand raised) Well, your gonna love this recipe. My starting point was the …
Peach Shortcakes are the perfect summer dessert! A true shortcake is not really a cake at all. It’s a biscuit topped with fresh fruit and lots of whipped cream. Make these at the height of peach season! No only is a true shortcake more biscuit than cake but it needs to be the right kind …
You’ll love this Cherry Strudel made with tart cherries and crisp phyllo dough. It’s perfect for dessert or brunch. For my first job out of pastry school I worked for a very well-known Austrian pastry chef. I learned to make strudel from him and we always used phyllo dough. I’ve been making strudel with phyllo …
Blueberry Crumb Bars! Buttery cornmeal crust is layered with blueberry filling and topped with chunky brown sugar topping. This tasty treat can be made with fresh or frozen berries. I just love the combination of blueberries and corn. They’re both at their best at the height of the summer. So of course they go together. …
White Forest Cake is a new twist on the classic European cake. Layers of vanilla sponge cake are filled with sour cherries, white chocolate cream and plenty of Kirschwasser. This cake includes all the essential components of a classic Black Forest Cake; chocolate, sponge cake, real whipped cream, cherries and cherry liquor. So here’s the …
Strawberry Mousse is an ethereal, light as air dessert made with strawberry puree for freshness and dried strawberries for intense flavor. Serve it with a dollop of whipped cream and a strawberry on top. I absolutely adore fresh-from-the-field, in-season strawberries. Don’t you? I could gobble up a quart in one sitting. Fresh strawberries are so …
Heavenly Lemon Meringue Cupcakes are made with moist buttermilk cake, zesty lemon curd filling and crown of toasted meringue. If you looove Lemon Meringue Pie, then you’ll looove these gorgeous little cupcakes. They are easy to make and most of the components can be made ahead. Make sure to read through the helpful tips at …
Seven Minute Frosting is an old-fashioned recipe that should never go out of style. It’s sweet. It’s fluffy. It’s a veritable cloud of a frosting. Even better, you need just a handful of pantry ingredients and about 7 minutes to make this recipe. Have you heard of Swiss Meringue? Whisk egg whites and sugar over …
These Savory Shortbread Cookies are so pretty and so tasty. They have bold flavor thanks to walnuts, parmesan and fresh rosemary. These would be a great addition to your next charcuterie board. If you spend any time at all looking at social media, you probably know that Charcuterie boards are all the rage. I can …