Even though my loving father died shortly past my tenth birthday, and that Dad was barely home – working tirelessly at his bakeries – in spite of this–his smiles and baking endeavors have resonate in me for decades. All aspects of baking flash before me, daily; they hound me to bake something, anything. I love…
Category: dessert
Jam-topped cheesecake and peanut butter squares
Although living in Colorado for over 40 years, my roots–especially my food roots–lie mostly in New Jersey where I grew-up and in New York too, where a replica of this dish is famous. Even if a person buys cheesecake in another part of the country, many menus reference “New York cheesecake”. Its title is iconic,…
Sweet Potato-blueberry-walnut bread-lemon iced
After cooking sweet potato soup, which was delicious, I’ve dug around the extensive sweet potato website based in North Carolina, and learned historical facts and viewed many recipes. Most of the historical information can be found on my recipe for the soup. But personally, I’ve discovered my own small tidbits about sweet potatoes. One, I…
Glazed Lemon Pound Cake – a sweet dessert with pucker power
At the beginning of my fora into cooking and baking, which started fifty years ago, I never thought of using real lemons. Unknowingly I bought those plastic bright-yellow lemon containers. Naturally there was lemon juice in them, but who knows what else? It took me many years to discover fresh lemons, and their many benefits…
Rugelach : A Classic, Flaky Dessert Filled with Nuts, Cinnamon and Sugar
I never saw my mother or father cook or bake in the kitchen, ever. Lucky for them, (and us too) my parents were affluent and hired a housekeeper/maid to do all of our cooking. And too, since my father was a baker and owned six bakeries, that enabled us (my three younger siblings and…
Food Art: A Shortbread Cookie Decorated with Sweet and Salty Treats
This new idea came to me as I was about to bake. At the grocery store earlier I had purchased several bag of mini candies for just this purpose, but at the time I had not realized the extent of the possibilities…
Pie crust (easy) for the holiday season
With a knife or a bench scraper, cut the dough in two even pieces, and form a low round disk.
Stud of A Cookie: Chewy Chocolate-chip Coconut Oatmeal
Cookies give me pause, but not for long! In an instant they disappear, as I chew them, devour them, not leaving a crumb. Yes, that’s how I deal with cookies. This is especially true when chocolate is one of the main ingredients. When knobby dark-colored studs peek out from a cookie, I gobble them…
Spinach-Leek Cheesy Quiche
Quiches offer exciting possibilities for brunch, snacks and dinner; plus they are fun and immensely creative to make. You can plan your meal, shop for foods to include in your quiche, or wait until the mood strikes you and see what goodies are on hand in your fridge and pantry. Share with me how you…
A Tub of Dark Chocolate Zucchini Bread topped with Cream Cheese-Yogurt Frosting
Toward the end of summer I’m thrilled when my vegetable garden presents a cornucopia of several vegetables; my favorite for decades has been zucchini, the green variety. I catch them at their peak, about six to eight inches. However, larger ones work well in stews and casseroles, or stuffed with chopped veggies, cheese and ground…
