We have had a very busy few months lately and have not done nearly as much baking (or blogging) as we had hoped. With Christmas almost here, the one thing I wanted to be sure to bake was my grandmother’s lemon bread. Growing up it was always one of our favorites and brings back […]
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Cherry Almond Tea Cakes
We’ll be honest…things don’t always go according to plan. The plan was to make these amazing cupcakes- follow a recipe- tweak it the end…and it was a big, fat fail. The batter oozed all over the oven and left a hardened mess on our cupcake tins. So…plan two. Make the next cupcake on our […]
Paprika Chocolate Sauce with Chocolate Cake
The other day we found some lovely Spanish smoked paprika at our local Marshall’s store. Marshall’s, Home Goods, TJ Maxx…..all great for culinary finds. We snatched it up and then thought what will we make? You might remember we love cookbooks. We have so many and are always reading through them for inspiration. We generally […]
Blueberry Cakes
Did you know that today is (was) national blueberry muffin day? I didn’t. I stumbled upon that fact today when I was checking my email. While this is not a recipe for a muffin, it is close though, and as a child I confused them all the time. When I was little my […]
Apple Cake for a New England Fall Day
When I was a little girl and we would go visit my grandmother, there would always be something cooking when we arrived. One of her recipes that was passed down to my mother and then to me was this super dense and hearty apple cake. It will always be one of my favorites, not only […]