Brunch

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 …

This Apple Cinnamon Swirl Bread is absolutely bursting with fall flavor. It’s made with rich bread dough studded with chunks of fresh apples and swirled with brown sugar and cinnamon. Apple juice glaze is the perfect finish for this luscious bread. Ah, autumn…crisp air, colorful leaves, cozy sweaters and, best of all, the aroma of …

Pear & Pecan Streusel Focaccia is great for breakfast, brunch or snack-time. Airy, chewy focaccia bread is lightly sweetened with a topping of fresh pears and brown sugar-pecan streusel.   I’m so happy to be working with the folks from Red Star Yeast once again. I’m a big fan of their products and I love the …

Pumpkin Coffee Cake with Walnut Streusal is what you want for brunch this Autumn. This lovely cake is made with moist honey-pumpkin cake layered with walnut streusel and topped with walnut streusel crumbs. Today the #SundaySupper group is celebrating everyone’s favorite harbinger of fall, the great pumpkin. Since baking is my thing, I automatically began …

I made this Asparagus & Goat Cheese Tart because, to me, nothing says “spring” like beautiful fresh asparagus. The best way to store asparagus is to trim the bottoms off of the stems then place them in a glass of water, just like you’d do with a bouquet of flowers. Place the glass in the …